I'm playing through a line 6 spider 3 and I have humbuckers in my guitar. One of which is a Dimebucker. I am geting seriously pissed off because I cant make a good clean sound. The settings on my amp are Drive, Bass, Mids, Treble, and channel volume. And please dont recommend me to buy a new amp or pedal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A7VFxIBj84

I'd be all over it if I found it in my local store.

I'll try to keep this brief, but I'm looking for some general feedback on an idea I have. After years of setups, repairs and general construction experience I've decided to move forward on building my own guitars. I have a few models to offer and just enough seed $ to build the prototypes. In a perfect world I would already have a complete shop of equipment, supplies, etc. This not being the case, I'm basically starting from scratch with just my ideas, designs, and enough money to buy supplies for constructing the first few guitars. The options are to 1) save up, 2) get a loan, 3) solicit pre-orders from at least 25 buyers which will give me the capital to purchase needed equipment/supplies. The latter relies on many variables; markets response to guitar designs, customers lack of reference to my skills and experience as a builder, trust, buyers response to finished product, just to name a few. It's hard enough to 'sell' your idea to someone let alone ask for half $ down in advance from people who've never heard of you.

So, I'm just throwing this stuff out there since I'm only in the planning stages of this venture. I appreciate anyone's thoughts and suggestions. Thank you for your time.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280378869649&viewitem=&salenotsupported

Me thinks I got a good deal. Ships on Monday.

I've gotten a great offer to buy a Marshall AVT50H, and I'm this close to pull the trigger on it and pick it up.
All I need to know now, is how the AVT50 owners like theirs?
Versatile amp? I already have a Randall RH150G3+, but I need something for more Marshall-like tones that I cant get with the Randall. Also for backup, if my Randall should ever fail me.

http://www.idesignprod.com/AF/

solo is pretty badly done compared to the rest of the tune - mismatched and cobbed together - enjoy.

So during these summer months i tend to get bored, between work and the odd day off, for some reason i though basically making my case into a off liscense portable bar would be a good use of my time, it turned out better than i expected.

Firstly i shaped the cuts around the shape of the bottle

then scooped some of the polysterene away, making sure to carefully keep the padding which was originally on the bottom of the pocket

at this stage it was abit messy and i decided to hover up, a very good idea

after this i glued down the bottom padding, some of the places where id shaped couldnt be patched over so i had an idea of spraying the extra places black which matchs the rest of the case

after some very strange looks in the local home styling shop from a teenager buying a single can of black spray paint, i sprayed a few coats on the case and i really like how it turned out.

So far the case has a bottle of jack daniels, a shot glass or three , a bar towel

.. as becoming an ebay addict this summer i have a few extra things on the way, a pack of cards and a bob dylan zippo lighter

(all i know is trips with the traditional group are gonna be great fun with all the guitarists at the back of the bus )

Now, I'm not a huge Razorback fan, but I would rock this thing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-USA-Razorback-Korina-1-of-1_W0QQitemZ170366406025QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item27aaa10d89&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I bet it sounds as nice as it plays.

*drool*

Is there anyway to run a 5150 212 into a PA without mic'ing it? I was wondering if it would be possible to do this using the send on the effects loop. With out damaging the PA Mixer, or the amp. My friend is wanting to borrow my 5150 for a show tonight. He wants to go through a pa but doesn't have an extra Mic to mic it with.

Well Susan and I dropped in to see the guys. Great clinic and
the Dean Allstar Band rocked. MAB, Carmine, Elliott and Josh.
A couple of quick pics

I have tried it on my guitar useing my whammy at both the 1 and 2 octaves up settings. Anyone know how to play it or have tabs?

Im sure this has probably been brought up before, but I wanted to see for myself what you guys thought.

On the one hand you've got your regular bridge like the Tune-o-Matic that most guitars today come stock with. They provide stability and aren't a gigantic hassle. The drawback is you don't get to do those awesome whammy tricks!

And on the other hand you have the Floyd and other tremolo style bridges. They are capable of doing what a Tune-o-Matic cant, obviously, but the drawback here is that they are a huge pain to maintain(More or less so depending on what kind of tremolo you have)

Primus sucks!!!

It's 3am at work, and I still have 2 1/2 hours before quitting time

Well guess what comes on the radio? YES!!! Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver!!!

I feel alive again, best song ever Funny Lyrics and the bassline kicks ass!!!





Someone post a link for me, can't access you~tube from work

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-Electric-Guitar_W0QQitemZ280376140887QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item4147b86457&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14


Only six hours left. You guys better hurry.

one of my friends ordered a randall T2 head and a 4x12 cab for it however he wants a 2x12 cab for band practice. problem is none of us have found a 2x12 cab that can handle 300 watts. So my question is if he ordered any 2x12 cab and put eminence texas heat speakers in it could the cab handle 300 watts. Each speaker is rated at 150 watts but im not a tech head so i dont know if it will work. any help appreciated!

Has anyone blackened a Black Gold? I don't care which model, I just want to see what it looks like.

OK folks, as some of you know I have been in the process of building a V from scratch. I started designing it last year and finally got it to paint stage now. I have been holding off posting any pix of it on the forum as i just didnt feel like sitting and loading a pile of pix. Here are the latest pix I had my wife shoot of it today after the first coat of lacquer went on. Comments??

So I'm just wondering what you guys think of Marshalls? For some reason I could never get along with them, but why do so many guys use them? I mean they seem to do an amazing classic rock tone, but when it comes to metal I couldn't stand them.
So why do guys like Slash, Dave Mustaine, Zakk Wylde,Kerry King, etc still use them? Am I just looking at the wrong models? My old guitar teacher told me that the original JCM 800s from the 80's are amazing and he said if I can find one to snag it up because I won't regret it.
Just wanted to see what your guys' views are on Marshalls, I've always been a Boogie fan myself, but have recently been wanting to try and JCM 800 or try to get a Zakk Wylde or Slash Sig Marshall. Anyone have experience with either of those?
Thanks
Edwin

Any idea where I can find them? Does anyone know if this is an item a dealer can get?

I thought I read on the Forum that Dean didn't sell them.

Two natural beauties...




OOFFFAAA! A pic of the Small stream in my back yard...

Hi all. Here's a few fanfilmed vids from the Hunnebostrand Rockfest 1/8. We had a great time, offcourse Deans used: Dean white gold, Dean Wolf's Blood V, V inferno & V79 Sunburst.

Enjoy goddamnit!
Axe-Wolf

I will kill again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E-OXIOSlmw

The Bite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ScCQPMWAU

Speed on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RW8a9sxTXY

Im posting this from a bassists point of view, but im sure guitarists here also have an opinion on it too. So lets see if I can explain this with my lack of impressiVE music lingo...

As I've gone through and learned the octaves notes for all the other notes (we tune in Drop-C btw), I've gone back through our songs, and depending on what I thought sounded better, I started playing the lower octave notes of the part/riff instead of whats "same as the guitar", to give the part in the song a lower low and more balls. (All part of teaching myself to PLAY BASS, and to shake some of that guitar player mentality that I have from having played guitar first before bass)

So in the aspect of playing the lower octaves to make the music more beefy or whatever, what are your opinions? I'll leave it that open just to see what kind of responses I get.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124600

I always thought aic was the metal version of the beatles but it really is apparent in this live vid.

Is the etched wood coated by some smooth coating?
or the surface isn't smooth ?

Thank you.

Check My Brain. The clip isn't the best quality. But the song sounds awesome, imo. I can't wait for the album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzY-awsoqDE

Hey

I was just thinking and was wondering if anyone else has this problem. I was actually born with the fingertip of my little finger slightly bent inwards(towards the other fingers)by about a 5 degree angle im guesstimating I'm not sure if this can have any real effect on my playing but sometimes it hard to do those long stretches, and often times I have to tilt the neck up to fret correctly with my little finger. Was wondering if anyone else had bent fingers?

PS apparently guesstimating is a word doesnt say Im spelling it wrong...

Bitch (A story about a Man and his love for his Cat )
First Degree
Smoke and Mirrors

www.bodyofscars.com

Mixed, not mastered.

were about 90% done with the new disc. 16 songs almost 70 minutes

Bitch and Smoke you guys might have heard the demo version a ways back.. they are starting to sound pretty good imho.

***** WARNING SONGS HAVE POTTY MOUTH VOCALS*****

don't say I didn't warn you and Bitch may raise an eyebrow or 2

anyone got any recommendations for a good song to learn? looking to kind of push my skills a bit here. i'm looking for something in the metal genre that has some nice riffing that will really push my left hand technique. not necessarily looking for difficult solos, just difficult riffing.

thanks guys.

After more than a year of waiting, saving, going round guitar stores and trying out amps I finally have it! My first tube amp, and damn...what a first tube amp to have!

15 watts of class A, British awesomeness. Sounds like a beast! It can pull of some really creamy cleans by simply rolling off the volume on the neck pickup, then switching to my fully-cranked bridge pickup for some really beefy distorted growl. Who needs two channels?!



All the pr0n I have at the moment - more to come later today. I picked up the head yesterday and was lucky, cos it was literally the last one they had in stock.

I'm getting the cab later today - I bought the matching Orange 1x12 off eBay and saved myself a good £80 (about $130-odd) buying it used instead of new.

I'll try and get a video up or some sound clips or something as well.


But DAMN I couldn't be more happy with this amp - perfection!

Hey guys! So I was watching some videos on youtube just now and someone was asking what song is this.. I just toke a guess and said Avril Lavigne because it sounded like the kind of crap she would do. Turns out I was right and the only reason I was right is because the song sounded so much the same as her other stupid song.

Here is the Girlfriend song that I am sure most have heard:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI

WARNING!!!! I recommend only listening to the first 30 seconds or so to avoid nauseousness.

From what I know it was/is a pretty popular song

Then there is this song called "the best dam thing"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOabxzwf-bM

It sounds so frippin similar it makes me sick.. The beat with the annoying claps and then the background singers....

I never did like Avril but I thought her old stuff "Skater Boy" or whatever it is called was a lot better then this new s#%t.

OH GOD!!! MUST CLEANSE EARS!! Turns on some DÅÅTH!

One of her favorite bands, she got this pic a week or so ago at a concert with:

whitechapel
behemoth (seen 3 times)
black dahlia murder (seen 9 times)
job for a cowboy
cannibal corpse (seen 3 times)
trivium
god forbid (seen 3 times)
bullet for my valentine (ew)
all that remains
kill switch engage (ew)
slayer (seen 2 times)
marilyn manson

Crappy cell phone photo.

One of her favorite bands, she got this pic a week or so ago at a concert with:

whitechapel
behemoth (seen 3 times)
black dahlia murder (seen 9 times)
job for a cowboy
cannibal corpse (seen 3 times)
trivium
god forbid (seen 3 times)
bullet for my valentine (ew)
all that remains
kill switch engage (ew)
slayer (seen 2 times)
marilyn manson

Crappy cell phone photo.

I know this could be posted in the "Promote your band"
section, but it's more about the song. Not really looking to promote the band here, just want to get some views on the songs and I thought it would be funny. Keep in mind that this is a side project that I do for fun.

Check out our new song, P#$%y Flavored Lollipops!

www.myspace.com/officialfof

Every summer, I dig out the old Best of Steve Miller CD. I've listened to this off and on throughout my life and summer just isn't the same without it. Anyone else hooked?

I just read his wiki page, got lessons from family friend Les Paul when he was a kid, taught Boz Scaggs his 1st guitar chords, picked up some stuff when he met T-Bone Walker, jammed with (and got encouragement from) Muddy Waters and Buddy guy all before he released a single.

Pretty freakin crazy that I'm more pumped to see the opening act than Metallica. Can't freakin wait!

not perfect...and no bass added yet or vocals, and needs to be cleaned up...but tell me what you think

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7913639

Okay dudes, so i went to mayhem fest last night and it was insane but i noticed. Trivium isn't playing dean anymore? can anyone fill me in on what happened there? i was looking forward to seeing a seven string razorback. forgive me if this is old news but i haven't been on in a long time. and i don't have internet.

Sorry if this question has already been asked and answered but


I noticed that on the Bottom Bevel of the Explosion 255 Razor V that there was a signature ,

whom is it ? I guessed Dime's but I believe I'm wrong on that one .

again sorry if this is old news .

Can't wait! Custom process is cool as hell.

Just like the subject ...Looking at this ML on ebay any thoughts? ... new to Dean guitars ....have played a few but never for any length of time..... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110420439728&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5QCs3PnQBc

Some pics of my trip there. Was great, nice weather etc.

Testament
http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=837483&l=e038e78339&id=1325675041

http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=837484&l=d583669580&id=1325675041

Saxon
http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=837513&l=cd74ec0f4f&id=1325675041

http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=837512&l=cc7d609b47&id=1325675041

And just for the hell of it because it's my best picture from the festival:
http://www.new.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=837618&l=236fcbba15&id=1325675041

The GWAR bassist also used a Dean Z Bass but I was too busy rolling on the floor laughing to actually take pictures.

Hey guys! This is probably a big shot in the dark but I am looking for a high res (preferably 1680x1050 or bigger) wallpaper of an audience (preferably metal) from the point of view on the stage. Basically I want to have my computers background to look like I am on that stage. The reason is for inspiration.

I am currently listening through those Tom Hess (http://tomhess.net) audio clips and he keeps mentioning how important it is to have goals and to stay inspired. My goal is to play for a huge stadium full of headbanging metal heads so I want to get a background that looks just like that. I then want to add in the words, "If you have big enough reasons, you can achieve virtually anything" on it.

This weekend, I decided to give my kramer pacer that I bought for 45$ from a friend a makeover.... First I was just planning on blowing up the cross from the Front of CoC's In the Arms of God album, but then i just thought.. .what if i just put all my favorite albums on the guitar haha... so here it is...



Before



Bout an hour of the way through here little more probably



Got the thick of the work done here








And here's pretty much the final product, sans clearcoat, which I'm in the process of applying... cheaply

Greatest instructional video ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkj19VarQx0&feature=PlayList&p=7370E6C496F7AFA1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1

Learn it, noobs!

It's been posted a million times since I joined back in '04, but time changes things, so I guess i'll ask again. Just recently i've started digging on this particular riff REALLY hard. I vote it the most thrashing moment in any thrash metal tune (Besides the verse in Exodus's Toxic Waltz, imo.) The simple, bouncy riff, the drums, and Dave's vocals and lyrics really add to the metal thrashing madness. The riff isn't really all that, but when the drums come in it absolutely comes alive.

It's the riff at 4:04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVa_iAzOiwg

Honorable mentions:

The riff all the way up to the first verse (once again, the drums make it come alive. The bass behind it is awesome, too.) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymsB9PD7Tto

The riff at :50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNVdcrEua0Q

Favorite Black Sabbath riffs (Everybody has at least one!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8REf7zRvfLY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nDmlneNCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYmkLSdrxvA

And another (The main riff and the riff after the soft part) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC9h7vziejM

And finally, more MD (the riff at :10) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P8B-ZhAe7I

could i run my bass amp line out into my randall rh 100 and just use it as a power amp..and my cab?

thnx jesse

check it out(sorry if its been posted)
the band it Goat Whore(i dont listen to them)
















do you think he's a forum member?

I know this is a super long post, but I just wanted to spill out my love for guitar and music in general and give you guys a taste of my stuff. Hoping maybe someone will reply to or even read this whole post. Would be greatly appreciated, though.

Well, i'm still awake at 5 o'clock in the morning and feeling a bit nostalgic. Felt i'd post this up for you guys and see if any of you wanted to share anything like what i'm about to say.

I started taking lessons in 2003. The sole reason I wanted to begin playing was so I could learn the basics and start writing original stuff. Hell, I wrote music on my cousins guitar after my first lesson and i'm STILL considering it to be part of one of my latest originals. I guess I have a good ear or something, hell I don't know. I never really learned many solos, except Crazy Train, Nothing Else Matters, Comfortably Numb, Mother (Pink Floyd), You Really Got Me (Van Halen), and Panama (Van Halen), and a few others I can't even remember. Hell I don't know many songs by other artists all the way through. I chose to develop my own style and find my way around the fretboard by jamming improv style to backing tracks and various CDs of bands I like.

Now I think i'm in a good spot. People are always telling me that i'm an awesome guitarist, which humbles me very much. I'm the main songwriter and lead guitarist of an INTENSE prog-rock band. We're planning on getting an EP recorded soon, as I have most of the music on my part already written, including lyrics (which i'm currently doing what I guess you'd call 'final drafts' on.) But this is the point of the thread: I just want to know WHY you play guitar, how you come up with original music, and how it makes you feel.

When I write music for my band, I find that I write my very best when i'm depressed (I have a really bad bipolar disorder that puts me in the worst of moods sometimes.) When i'm depressed is when all that emotion inside me just pours out through my fingers on my guitar. Usually when i'm in those moods, I tend to think way too hard about things, and I truly believe that is why it gives me so much control over the guitar. It's all because music to me is about emotion. Music has a reason, and if you write music intended on said reason, you've got something going. I love music where you can tell the artist is really expelling all of their feelings through ther instruments, lyrics, vocals, etc. That's how I am. Nothing puts me in a better mood when i'm depressed than playing sad music. That's why my music always always tends to have such an ethereal, haunting vibe.

My lyrics are often poems before they're even turned to songs. I often parody situations to try to make myself feel a little better when I get in those negative moods. But I always, and I mean ALWAYS, have a strong feeling about something, someone, or anything else when it comes to writing. Here is an example of some of my lyrics:

(This song is a solo acoustic song by me, but written for use with my band.)

'Find the Time'

Misty morning eyes,
Set on the bluest skies,
Somewhere, someday,
We'll see eye to eye,
Under sunlights rays...

If I could find the time,
To reach back into the past,
Maybe i'd realize,
It was never meant to be,
But time never ends...

Clear blue skies have
turned stormy and grey,
Wish you the best
Though I never saw your face
Under sunlights rays...

Here are also a few of videos of me improvising over some rhythms I laid down. (Please excuse the often abrasive quality of the metal vid.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFKndm4RH08

This one has a lot Gilmour influence (the rhythm part is used in a song called 'Neanderthal' that i've written.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pcK3LrPLsA

This one is currently not finished, lyric and guitar-wise, but this is the basis of the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdozp7gGV8Q

People have told me the solo in this one really compliments my style. By that they mean the awkward moments when i'm soloing where I start getting into some really strange phrasing patterns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dxXecgp2RA

So that's it.

If you made it this far you've probably reached age 85. I didn't really mean for this post to be this long. Oh well, i'm done rambling now.

So, after fiddling around with my new rig, I've come to the conclusion that the Dimebuckers I have aren't for me any more.

Too high output, too much emphasis on treble.

So I need a couple of new bridge pickups!

I don't play that much metal any more, so it's not really the pickup for me. I play more classic rock/80s rock/hair rock stuff these days, and just yesterday got an Orange amp (guitars I have are in my sig).

I've been looking at Dean's pickups and they look very promising, and aren't overly expensive. I've heard really good things about the Baker Act, but how would it handle the styles I've listed? (Bands like Whitesnake, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Black Stone Cherry, AC/DC, Firehouse etc.)

Has anyone had a chance to try out the Michael Schenker 'Lights Out' pickup? Thoughts?

And if you guys have any other suggestions, please post them!

Anyone seen this thing yet? It gives your guitar instant polyphonic drop tuning in half step decrements.This is the coolest pedal ever

stopped in there a few months ago and i only got a few pics before my camera died but it was awesome. it was slightly run down but that just added to that authentic blues feel.

there were guitars all over the walls signed by his friends. batteries died before i could catch stevie ray vaughns and eric claptons but i did get these

his + awards



b.b king



john lee hooker




sorry for the crappy pics

http://www.deangirl.com

Who can enter?
Females who will be at least 21 years of age on Jan. 1, 2010. Must be able to travel to Anaheim, CA on Jan. 13 through Jan 17, 2010, and you must be resident of the United States.

Grand Prize Winner
- Roundtrip flight to Anaheim, CA for NAMM 2010!
- Three night hotel accommodations in Anaheim
- $3000.00 Dean Guitar shopping spree
- $500.00 gift certificate from http://junkerdesigns.com/
- $250.00 http://www.maccosmetics.com Gift Card
- Dean Girl Salary for working the NAMM Convention
- Featured profile page on www.deanguitars.com/deangirl
- Exclusive Dean Girl photo shoot with famed fashion photographer http://shannonbrookeimagery.net
-Special prize packages from Coffin Case & Metal Couture
- & more!!

I have an hour to decide $119 for

http://www.bill-lewington.com/Dean/electrics/mach7.htm


thats really a strange looking dean.. some shapes are SO weird... the best dean shapes in my opinion are the ML, and the V.. (both the dave Mustaine n the Michael AMOTT.. the Schenker ones not special)...

Classic guitar-on-the-bed shots





(not a Dean, but I love it anyways)

hey guys ever hear one of the warhead combos??? how do they sound ? lmk thanks

Found a decent looking Harmony Flying V in a local pawn shop. This one has the natural finish, not painted. Price looked good. Anybody have info on these?

I own a Randall RG50TC and a Dean V79. It's great.. if you wanna play heavy. but my musical taste leans more towards all kind of rock now, I kinda listened only to metal when I bought these things. Now I listen to bands like Cream, Eagles, Deep Purple, Dire Straits etc.

I can't afford buying entirely new stuff, neither do I want to, I was just thinking putting new tubes, speaker and maybe the pickups, but I do not know what to purchase.

some input??

May have been posted already. not sure.
Went to see collector this morning. One of the previews was for a movie coming out called "It might get loud" or something like that.

Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White(not sure why they picked him). Talking about how they started in guitar and goes through thier aproach on guitar playing. May not be too bad. Not a big fan of any of them really, although the Edge does some really cool and innovative stuff with effects.

http://www.sonyclassics.com/itmightgetloud/main.html

Hey

only 4 hours till my new guitar is supposed to be here...I'm freakin dying. pics to come!!

WOOO!!!

http://www.deanguitars.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=68777&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

Been looking for one of these for a while finally got one!!! this amp has monster tone! Thank you to the guitar GODZ for granting me this time capsule of tone!!! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGmD2wk8m4&utm_medium=zomba-email&utm_source=weirdal&utm_campaign=zomba-email|weirdal|20090804


little goof on the Chuck Norris jokes.

http://www.deanguitars.com/home.php






have any of you guys played one? what is the quality and overall feel of the guitar? playabilty weight etc

anyone got a pic of an ML with a pinstripe?
Not binding or s#%t like that, im just very tempted to do an matt heafy white gold razorback but as an ML!.

Pics?

I've seen pics of his 7 string explorer on the internet. My question is, when will it be made available to the public? I think a 7 string explorer is so badass. Does anyone have a link to somewhere where the pictures were posted or any other good info? I don't want this to turn into a Trivium bashing thread.
Thanks
Ediwn

So I acquired a TSL 60 today rather than a JVM410H. The price difference was a fair bit so I took the deal.

Great amp however the power tubes are EL-34s which I don't particularly enjoy, they tend to result in a more mid oriented tone with a slightly flabby bottom.

Can the TSL take 6550 Power Tubes?

I'm shopping for LoG/Metallica tickets and found these with an unbelievable bonus.



http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Metallica-208-C-Tickets-Philips-Arena-Atlanta-GA-10-4_W0QQitemZ380146010527QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Tickets_all_in_one?hash=item588277c99f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Just added a Fender Road Worn 50s Strat to the family. Yea, very pricey for a MIM ($950), but she looks, plays and sounds so good!

She's the tobacco burst with the maple fretboard.

I'll post pics in the near future. The weather is bad here, so my connection is s#%t.

Peace.

I was watching that metal show and they showed Tim "Ripper" Owens band playing at download and Chris Caffery was playing what apears to be a custom painted usa 84. Can anyone give me some info about this guitar?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d03e9fVvk_A

in this video the monsters of rock 91' footage of primal concrete sledge what guitar is dime playing because it has the ML like shape but it has a different headstock and do they sell those at all?
I'm willing to pay lots if so

Ok well I was at guitar center just scoping out the guitars like i usually do. Well right in the front of the store they were displayin some deans, and well one in particular caught my eye. It was a regular ML-X, but it was in a very bright green.

I was wondering if anyone has spotted one of these before

hehe.

Does anyone know Where Dean's imports are made?
Does dean use a dedicated factory or do they contract various independant factories to fill quotas?
I'm not as interested in country of manufacture as much as I am the factory and quality control. do the guitars go from the factory to the distributors or are they proofed and set up at a cetral location prior to distribution?

Hi , im looking to buy my first dean , i was looking for the same model that eric peterson uses on stage. not the signature guitar he has with the skull on, just the plain one, looks something like this - http://gearhounds.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=921 for some reason i cant find it on any of the dean sites. preferably not second hand.

If anyone knows where I can buy one of these badboys please let me know:D cheers.

I'm stoked to see him back in a guitar world column.

I'll have mine shipped and ready to play this week or the next, but I'm so excited that I need some pr0n till it gets here.
Help a brother out, and post me some pic, would ya'?

Can anyone give me a link to some good tabs for Eric Claptons/Derek and the Dominoes, Layla? The original version. I need to learn it for my dad.

If anyone knows it, it would be great to hear your view on it regarding difficulty etc...

Thanks!

Randall RX120RH half stack. $440 slightly negotiable. I was thinking about trading in an old Fender starter amp and a Line 6 Uber Metal distortion. If that doesn't work, I might try for a full trade with my Kustom 50 watt Defender tube combo.

Has anyone tried these?
Are they any good?
Sound demos sound fine to me, but im not sure.
http://www.q-tuner.com/

Been shopping for a Soltero, and am mostly interested in white. However, Trans amber catches my eye as well, but every high-res pics I see all look different?? Some look cherry, darker, almost vintage sunburst, as do flame finishes on other models. If I order a different guitar, how do I know which color will show up??

Anybody got a BC Rich v that they may want to sell.?

http://www.guitarcenter.com/B-C--Rich-DLXJRVO-Deluxe-Jr--V-Electric-Guitar-104511001-i1373778.gc

I dont want the model with the in line tuners i want the one with the 3 to a side.The "widow"headstock.

I know very little about Hamer's..., but this guitar is about 5 minutes from me:

http://montreal.en.craigslist.ca/msg/1306993108.html

Does Hamer have a line of cheapo imports, or is this a quality axe?



Unless it has a V shaped neck, I won't lose any sleep if any of you here snag this one up

Hey guys I'm a pretty good rhythm guitar player for the time I've been playing (Started Fall '07). I can down pick Master of Puppets up to and above speed. I can keep rhythm really well but I'm looking to explore the world of lead guitar now. I'm not too good at solos at the moment and haven't learned how to sweep or play arpeggios, although I would like to. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks guys!

Hah, well. In a few weeks I'll have a naked Dean Razorback. Matt (sac) is painting my guitar and once I get it back, I'll throw this DimeTime neck pickup on it, and keep the old bridge Dimebucker.

Here are a few pics hehe.

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb301/AhsanU/DSCN0056.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb301/AhsanU/DSCN0067.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb301/AhsanU/DSCN0064.jpg

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb301/AhsanU/DSCN0060.jpg

Just checked with the only local Peavey dealer in the area. They have one on order and it will be mine. They are checking on the official ship date for me tomorrow. I am hoping it will be before the end of Oct/Nov.

So AhsanU decided to get another guitar painted so here we go. I came home to this beast today. The first thing I noticed was two boot prints on the box.....hmmmm how did those get on the box???? Well the geet is fine except all the paint chips It will look better than new when I'm done.





and the fire place shot.......yes I have a fire place in south FL and no I never use it

I've be lusting after a black Les Paul custom for about a year now. I think I'm gonna finally be able to get it in about a month. What's high on your list?

Crazy

Just got these "spy photos" of a Bass that is being built for a new, soon-to-be-announced Dean artist. Can't say more than that right now, but check this out!














Here is what we know ....
Bartolini's - passive
Single Volume
3 way switch
Coffin Shaped Cavity Cover
Custom Inlays
Bone Spike at the top of the headstock
Solid Brass Nut
Neck thru body (maple with padauk stringers)
Alder Body wings
Slightly Revised Wing Logo
Weight 9 pounds

Bass is called the Dean Spire


.................... let the speculation begin!

Here ya go Rottingcorpse!!!!

Got my amp in from Zach, MY GOD!!!! this thing is a frippin MONSTER!!!! Massive, Massive tone...

Clips eventually, In-laws are in town so it'll be a week or so.....

Pics?


Here ya go.

I have been looking for a Gibson SG Standard for a while. When this one became available, I did not want a black one, so I passed. But after talking to the seller, and looking at the photos for a couple of days, I began to really like the look of this guitar.

It has a bit of an aged look to it. It is about ten years old. There are very few blemishes on the guitar. But the binding and plastic bits have yellowed quite a bit. And the finish is starting to sink into the wood grain and check just a bit. I am really digging the mojo of this guitar. A couple of guitarists here at work immediately thought it was a vintage SG when I pulled it out of the case. I like that!

I only have a MicroCube here are work, so I cant really comment on the sound too much. But I have had the 490R / 498T combo in other Gibsons, and really love the sound of these pickups. They are my favorite of all the Gibson pups. I will fire this up through some tube amps when I get home. But the unplugged sound of this guitar is incredibly sweet. Very resonant and warm, without that hollow tendency that SG's sometimes have when strummed unplugged. This guitar is quite solid, and it sounds so when played unplugged. Very surprising, and welcomed.

Thanks to ShatteredImg for hooking me up with this bad boy. He was a real pleasure to deal with.

Nice price, wicked lookin' axe, and cool notes in the auction. It appears to be owned by a Dean employee.

http://cgi.ebay.com/USA-DEAN-VMNT-Dave-Mustaine-LTD-ED-FLYING-V-guitar-NR_W0QQitemZ110419612278QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item19b5859276&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_1838wt_1167

A message from Lew:

Quote:

I am the original owner of this exquisite beast. Michael is helping me sell my guitar. We both are some of the few and proud that build the Dean USA Customs. Mike and I personally hand filed and hand sanded all 150 of the limited edition VMNTs, and with the ultimate care if I may say so. Mike personally did the inlay work, as he truly is the very best in the business. That being said, I personally witnessed the construction of the USA VMNT guitars from start to finish and must say that the exceptional work that went into hand crafting these guitars just floors me. I should know. I've bled for these guitars. I have a scar on my left hand from a razor blade that slipped when I was detailing the crazy points on one of the 150 axes. I bought this guitar because Megadeth is my favorite band, and figured that since I have the honor of building the guitars for my favorite guitar player "Mustaine", I had better buy one. I've been playing for many many years now and can tell you personally that I have played most of the sweetest MegadetH songs on it, start to finish. I have tested it and will tell you that it definitely shreds just like Dave's Vs. Which by the way, during the original research and development of Dave's guitar. I played one of his old king Vs, I can't say which, but the one that we built way out-shredded the old V. It really hurts to sell it, but with the insane amount of money it costs to build a really nice guitar "like this one". I have to sell it in order to build my next Dean Custom. Which will be a 7 string. Yet another reason I'm selling it, because I'm about to make a permanent switch, over to 7 string guitars with a floating tremolo for the death metal that I need to be writing and playing. That's the reasons why I am letting her go. The case has a couple of light scratches on the front. If you want and high resolution pics or have any questions at all. Don't hesitate to email me or call anytime day or night at LPC84@roadrunner.com or 440-856-6600. I have a pretty nice camera at home and can upload any pics you want. ROCK & ROLL and happy bidding. Sincerely Lew

i was wondering what they sound like i saw and heard on tube just wanna know what they sound like your opinion the mickthompson model looks good as does the knuckle head

tell me what ya think

Family picture



Heres my V



heres the one I mae The pictures don't even come close to doing this guitar justice. the wood hjas this wierd infinite depth thing. Maybe if I come to DOA I will bring it.
Guess what is still missing from it

Here is the one I painted


Heres my ltd mh400


And heres my squire

anybody got a caddy-kill or a black gold caddy.I have gas for a caddy like rob barrets.

Does a ST feel any different than a ml when sitting with it?
Because of the SG part on it? Thanks

Hey guys

here is a shot of the new rig, the Amp is a prototype, but Mine should be here in a few months!

Looks slick! and sounds like a real mutherfrucker!

C

The Dancing Fool Falls

Possibly stitches to his head and back/shoulder area, POSSIBLE broken shoulder(unconfirmed)

Happened last night. Man, them guys are taking the whip on this tour. Buncha old Road Dawgs.

im shopping for a good solid state amp top of my list is madison prophecy and randall v2

if you can make suggestions of a good solid state amp or companies
i would appreciate it

I've got re-amping down to a science now.

So when we start recording the new album (a couple of months away) we're laying down re-amp tracks for all the guitar parts.

I've invited everyone I know to bring their amp over, have a few beers, and we'll run the re-amp tracks through their amps and record them.

I've got guys bringing -

Marshall
Bogner
Splawn
Mesa Boogie

I'm trying to get a Peavey in there too, a Soldano also.

My goal is to have TONS of guitar tracks to choose from during mixdown. Of course, only a couple of amps will make the final mix, but this is going to be fantastic to be able to listen to a lot of tracks and pick the best tones for the album.

Hey guys I have an oppertunity to grab a used peavey xxx head and 5150 cab for about $750........is that a decent deal ?

I think the peavey xxx wa discontinued?

I just love the tone Exodus got outta theres when I caught em live...... Im trying to go for exodus style metal tone and then a UFO/thin lizzy bluesy rock tone ... is that possible with the xxx?

Thanks alot!

Man I didnt know glen drummed for him. Glen kicks ass


http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124843

no deathmetal drumer but great solid player.

Hey guys,
For a tech assignment I'm building a flanger. Pretty much a clone of mxr.

Here are the schematics http://www.shredaholic.com/mxrflanger.html

Does anyone know what sort of pots I would use for the manua, width, speed and regen?

I also need a stomp activation, is there any particular one I should use?

Cheers, Toby

Hey guys,

So as alot of you know I just got the Blacktooth Rebel guitar through Steve at BRG. I'm seriously looking to get a new amp to compliment such a great guitar. My little 15 watt does not do it justice. I'm really into the tube thing. I tried a tube amp once, it was just a Line6 but it was way better sounding than my puny little thing.

Does anyone know of a good amp that will go hand in hand with lots of high gain etc etc...I'm sure you know what Im trying to get at here
\m/ without breaking my wallet? I really wanna be able to pull those screaming highs out of the mix(like dime squeals etc).

This is what I have now

Carolee LOVES Dean guitars. She is a girl who loves DEANS!!!

Earlier this year she and I drove up to Dallas for a few days and spent some time with the Corpse, Martin. What a stand up guy! Carolee is a big fan of his now.

She entered the Dean Girl Contest last night.
Please vote for her!!!

CAROLEE IS ONE OF OUR OWN... a member of the DOA, and a guitar player who loves to thrash. Despite that wild side, and believe me she can get pretty crazy, she is a very down to Earth girl next door... she even raises pigs on her small ranch near Austin, TX.

We plan to be at DOA 2010 and look forward to meeting the best guitar fans in the world. We tried to attend the 2009, but too short timing didn't work with other scheduled things, unfortunately.

Carolee wants to thank everyone who casts a vote her way and to wish all the other girls the best in this fun competition. Thanks, Dean Guitars, for a chance to play.

Click the link to vote - GIVE IT UP FOR ONE OF OUR OWN!: http://www.deangirl.com/contestentry/show/272


Note: Two of the Dean guitars in this
photo were obtained right here on the
Trading Post section of this forum!!!

So the Duncan I put in the neck of my splittail decided to go all microphonic squeal crazy on me, so I pulled out the duncans and tried a set of GFS crunchy rails. These are great metal pickups, similar to the Dimebucker but without the nasally midrange. Plus the set was less than one Seymour duncan. Think I'll try the VEH set next in the Midnight ML.

I have a Randall RH 200 head.. I lovee the sound of it. It's got a very heavy crunchy sound to it. I run a Boss Mega distortion and use a boss noise suppressor for the gate.. The Cry Baby from Hell sounds beastly through it..

The cab is 4x12" Celestion Rocket 50's. Which I know aren't very good, but I can get a good sound out of them..

What do you guys think of this head/speaker cab combination?

So i was bored one afternoon so i decided to break out my camera. Here are the results


I'll start with my favorite. A 1979 gibson SG or "the SG" (notice trc)











Here is my Ibanez acoustic









here they are together


here is my 50th anv mim strat. I got it at a pawn shop for $150 with all those lame stickers on it.









Next are my basses

this is a no name built in japan bass that my dad game me. I dont know anything about other tahn the fact it plays and sounds GREAT!!!







Here is my U.S.A peavy t40 bass







and last we have my Favorite guitar and bass together

Whats the Demmeliton V like ?

any reviews ?

pron ?




P.S Machine Head Rule .

Alright, I've been having an issue with my Agile Interceptor 7. I didn't feel a need to post it here because, well, it's not a Dean guitar.

I've got an OFR, along with the 7 string SD Blackouts installed. The issue is the neck pickup. There's an extremely large amount of background static noise whenever I switch to the neck pickup, it gets slightly better when I have the pickup switch in the middle, and there's no excess noise at all when I engage the bridge pickup. So it's definitely the neck pickup that is defective.

I went to Sam Ash today to pickup some acoustic strings and I told the guitar tech there (Henry, he's a great guy who's worked on my guitars for ages) told me that there have been a bad batch of Blackouts released by SD; because other people are having the same issue.

I'm not sure if it pertains only to the 7 string Blackouts, or all Blackouts, but this just sucks. SD better replace it at their cost, not mine.

Has anyone else had any issues with their SD Blackouts? I know plenty of you guys have these pickups installed.

Razorback V's!!!!!!!!!!!

Any chance that there will be some new ones out, i wanted the white 2 tone, then they were discontinued.

Anyone else with me?

as soon as i get my Valveking head back from being repaired im lookin to get a new head. what do you guys think of the ENGL Fireball? i've heard some amazing sounds out of it and was wondering yall's opinions. thanks for any good feedback.

Anyone have it and if so are the tabs accurate?

anybody seen this book/know how it works.In the book on the e major/minor pentatonic or any of the scales for that matter have an open note in them.Wtf is up with that?

So, I've got my rig put together, for the most part. It's serviceable and useable, and the tone is tolerable in the mean time. Figured I'd show what I'm using, get some feedback, advice, hate mail, maybe even an internet stalker!!!

So without further adieu..... I give you!!!!!

My Rig: Marshall JCM 900 4100 head, running at 50 watts. Into a 1960B w/ Celestion GT12-75 and a Crate 412 w/ Celestion 70/80. The rack has a Sennheiser 700 series wireless, and a Carvin Power Conditioner, can't remember the model. I have them mic the 1960B Cab, cause the crate is more middy and chippy, so it cuts through on stage nice, but doesnt sound as good when mic'd up.

My board: Pretty Basic. Main component is JCM Looper from our own DropD.Net dude. It has replaced my normal channel/reverb switch. It has Channel B loop set up with a ZW OD. The gain is set to 10%, never more than that. I use it primarily to fatten the tone up. Channel A has nothing in it, yet. Mod Tone tuner (having some problems using community Power supply with it. Design flaw.) Original Crybaby, and Boss Chorus


My basement practice office amps. Kustom something, Marshall thing, and AMpeg Gemini I that I restored.


Dean Black Gold Z - I love this guitar. It is tuned down to B and Drop A setups. It has a Seymour Duncan Custom and a GFS 59 in it. It rips. None lower.


79 Cherry V- This came from forum members, and is sought after by a few still. I know why. It's awesome. It's better than my old Gibby V. Setup for E and Drop D tunings. Stock Pickups, no change needed on this one. Smokin!!!


Cort Curbow 5- Occasionally I still do bass gigs with my old bands. This is my old reliable. Best money spent on bass gear ever. Dirt cheap and absolutely rockin. And super light for my weak assed old man back.


Black Splitail- Just got this on E Bay. Stole it. I feel bad. Cleaned her up tonight, and gave it a good setup. Dean USA TC's in it. Eb and related tunings. Main guitar.


Dillion Flying V- 1 of 7 made in this finish. It's ugly, and it doesn't age well, but the neck is real wide and flat. It plays real nice, and the PU"s are hot as hell. Great tone out of this thing. Don't play out much with it, because I want to keep it nice. Sentimental value. Gift from the missus.


Heavy Metal Strat Proto- The reason I state Proto is because no one has a clue about it, only heard stories from Fender dudes. Not seen another like it, with this config and setup. My first real guitar. Ma got it for me when I was 13. I sold it to Music Go Round, my buddy bought it not knowing it was mine, sold it to a friend of his. I tracked it down a few years later and bought it back. It's never leaving my hands again. Dimarzio PAF Pro in bridge, Fen USA SC's in neck and mid, Original Floyd Rose, 1 tone 1 vol, with no coil taps. 24 fret neck. Very rare in this config.


Custom V I'm building. Maple Neckthrough, Ebony Board w/no inlays, Ebony Runners, Korina sides. Unsure on electronics. Simple config. 24 frets


Leslie West Soltero- Fat and chunky. God damn. Like a mack truck of tone. The reason I ordered the DOA 09 Soltero. Eb tunings sound superb on this bitch.


Red Split Tail- This my Drop C guitar. Plays like a f'ing dream. Fast neck, great profile, and absolutely beautiful! Gives me a chubby every time I play it!


Washburn thing. I'm not sure what it is. It looks cool cause it's old and worn. Play it when I'm watchin TV. Sounds great throu my old Ampeg turned allt he way up. Feel like a skinny white BB King with no skills.



Yamaha Acoustic- Spruce and Rosewood I think. Real wood not veneer. Love it. Still do acoustic shows on occasion and a wedding here and there. Very big sounding, gets better every year. Piezo pu is nice when plugged in as well. Sounds big.


There you have it, that's my rig for now. There are more guitars in closets that arent' worth mentioning right now, because they are in pieces or busted or just junk. But this is the important stuff that I play.

Questions? Comments? Complaints?

So, I've got my rig put together, for the most part. It's serviceable and useable, and the tone is tolerable in the mean time. Figured I'd show what I'm using, get some feedback, advice, hate mail, maybe even an internet stalker!!!

So without further adieu..... I give you!!!!!

My Rig: Marshall JCM 900 4100 head, running at 50 watts. Into a 1960B w/ Celestion GT12-75 and a Crate 412 w/ Celestion 70/80. The rack has a Sennheiser 700 series wireless, and a Carvin Power Conditioner, can't remember the model. I have them mic the 1960B Cab, cause the crate is more middy and chippy, so it cuts through on stage nice, but doesnt sound as good when mic'd up.

My board: Pretty Basic. Main component is JCM Looper from our own DropD.Net dude. It has replaced my normal channel/reverb switch. It has Channel B loop set up with a ZW OD. The gain is set to 10%, never more than that. I use it primarily to fatten the tone up. Channel A has nothing in it, yet. Mod Tone tuner (having some problems using community Power supply with it. Design flaw.) Original Crybaby, and Boss Chorus


My basement practice office amps. Kustom something, Marshall thing, and AMpeg Gemini I that I restored.


Dean Black Gold Z - I love this guitar. It is tuned down to B and Drop A setups. It has a Seymour Duncan Custom and a GFS 59 in it. It rips. None lower.


79 Cherry V- This came from forum members, and is sought after by a few still. I know why. It's awesome. It's better than my old Gibby V. Setup for E and Drop D tunings. Stock Pickups, no change needed on this one. Smokin!!!


Cort Curbow 5- Occasionally I still do bass gigs with my old bands. This is my old reliable. Best money spent on bass gear ever. Dirt cheap and absolutely rockin. And super light for my weak assed old man back.


Black Splitail- Just got this on E Bay. Stole it. I feel bad. Cleaned her up tonight, and gave it a good setup. Dean USA TC's in it. Eb and related tunings. Main guitar.


Dillion Flying V- 1 of 7 made in this finish. It's ugly, and it doesn't age well, but the neck is real wide and flat. It plays real nice, and the PU"s are hot as hell. Great tone out of this thing. Don't play out much with it, because I want to keep it nice. Sentimental value. Gift from the missus.


Heavy Metal Strat Proto- The reason I state Proto is because no one has a clue about it, only heard stories from Fender dudes. Not seen another like it, with this config and setup. My first real guitar. Ma got it for me when I was 13. I sold it to Music Go Round, my buddy bought it not knowing it was mine, sold it to a friend of his. I tracked it down a few years later and bought it back. It's never leaving my hands again. Dimarzio PAF Pro in bridge, Fen USA SC's in neck and mid, Original Floyd Rose, 1 tone 1 vol, with no coil taps. 24 fret neck. Very rare in this config.


Custom V I'm building. Maple Neckthrough, Ebony Board w/no inlays, Ebony Runners, Korina sides. Unsure on electronics. Simple config. 24 frets


Leslie West Soltero- Fat and chunky. God damn. Like a mack truck of tone. The reason I ordered the DOA 09 Soltero. Eb tunings sound superb on this bitch.


Red Split Tail- This my Drop C guitar. Plays like a f'ing dream. Fast neck, great profile, and absolutely beautiful! Gives me a chubby every time I play it!


Washburn thing. I'm not sure what it is. It looks cool cause it's old and worn. Play it when I'm watchin TV. Sounds great throu my old Ampeg turned allt he way up. Feel like a skinny white BB King with no skills.



Yamaha Acoustic- Spruce and Rosewood I think. Real wood not veneer. Love it. Still do acoustic shows on occasion and a wedding here and there. Very big sounding, gets better every year. Piezo pu is nice when plugged in as well. Sounds big.


There you have it, that's my rig for now. There are more guitars in closets that arent' worth mentioning right now, because they are in pieces or busted or just junk. But this is the important stuff that I play.

Questions? Comments? Complaints?

I took about 40 valerian capsules, and im kind of tripping a little bit....Its not possible to die from valerian is it? please help!

...Blackstar Amps.

I've recently been on the hunt to upgrade, whilst downsizing my amp.

I'm currently using a crummy Marshall MG100HDFX and Cab. Far too big, and not really very good.So I've decided I need a tube combo.

Last week, I tried a couple of Bugera's (The 333xl and the 6260) and decided that they are also too big for me. (Couldn't get the thing past 2 in the shop without the windows shaking).

So today, I'm randomly flicking through the latest issue of Total Guitar Magazine and I catch a review on the Blackstar Series One 45 Combo. It gets a full 5 stars and the quote is "Your new amp is here!". This genuinely fills me with excitement as the search maybe over!

Breif specs are like this:

Type : Tube Combo
Output : 45w with Dynamic Power Reduction Switch to 4.5w
Speakers : 2x Celestion G12-NV70
Valves : 1x ECC82, 3x ECC83, 2x EL34

Does anyone know anything about this amp? Any info would be amazing.

Here is a link to it if anyone is intrested:
http://www.giggear.co.uk/p/Blackstar-Series-One-45/

Thanks guys and girls.

fixable??

Can someone help me out here. I've been trying to calculate the cost of ground shipping. On Fed-Ex, and UPS all morning. But ground shipping doesn't appear on the cost calculator. So is there some secret to calculating ground shipping now? Because I've have always been able to calculate cost on their site before. All that shows up are the following.

UPS Next Day Air AM
UPS Next Day Air
UPS 2nd Day Air

Then for Fed-Ex all that shows up is
Fed-Ex Same day
Fed-Ex First Overnight
Fed-Ex Standard Overnight
Fed-Ex 2 Day.

Ok, So I live in iowa and honestly the best metal band I've ever gotten to see here was machine head. But it has came to my knowledge that within a weeks time of each other two pretty awesome shows are coming around and I couldn't be happier. The first is Lamb of god with Gwar and Job for a cowboy..really only happy about seeing LOG but I hear gwar has pretty good stage shows. Then 6 days later Dethklok and Mastodon come with High on fire and Converge. Never heard Converge yet but Mastodon is my favorite band and High on fires pretty damn awesome.

How does a dimebucker go with a blackstar ht-5.I want to get one.Could i get mesa like sounds from it with a booster?What about bugera can i get mesa toens from them?

Hey guys I've been looking at one of these as my first Dean.

The problem is I can't find a decent review or even a video of them anywhere. Do any of you guys own one of these? If not does anyone know how they sound or how they play?

http://www.beatstreetmusic.net/product_info.php?cPath=335_337&products_id=5789

My first youtube video in over a year.. Looking back at the old ones I've improved a lot. Anyways I don't have a 7 string so I tuned down and I only played the rhythm parts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVJCi5_yKWM&feature=channel_page
Constructive criticism welcome

I'm guessing the pics I just tried to upload went straight to the archives because I wasn't given the option to cut and paste or copy? If so, how do I post them? Because I'm below 70 IQ, I thought Archive 1 might have the oldest pics and 9 the newest. If that were correct, my pics would be the last right? Apparently not.

I really wish there was a decent local music store. The only real place I have is a complete joke, and I'm just going to have to quit going there all together. I've never considered a bit of a markup any big deal to support a local business, but the place has to be worthwhile. The only option is a 2 hr drive to Guitar Center

Two weeks ago, I took 3 guitars downtown and put them on consignment. This place hadn't had my strings in for a few months so I was glad to see the rack full of Ernie Balls but not at $8.99/pack

Last night, I called to see if any of the 3 had sold and the manager tells me I have to come in and sign a revised agreement for consignments. So I go in this morning and 2 of the 3 have the tags swapped. Apparently, the staff can't tell a Dean Sarasota from a Dean Baby ML despite the names being on the TRC's.

Just figured I'd ask and see if anybody into some good old-fashioned German thrash. I don't know much of their older stuff, but Hordes of Chaos is the definition of "teh brootalz"!

when do they start taking reservation for Doa i for one wanna go in febuary

Which has a cruchier sound


and can get better squeals

i get some money together and start eyeballing some guitars , then something comes up and the money has to go.

i put together more scratch and go hunting for a guitar again, now my car is starting to freak out and ill probly have to spend a good chunk on that.

im beginning to think i'll never get my wings

sorry to get all emo but its frustrating. especially when i have come to hate my current guitar so much.

penis!

Just got a used Fender Strat. 1995 or 1996. Mexican, rosewood neck, graphite bridge saddles and string trees. Neck p/u Duncan Duckbucker, middle p/u Duncan Strat Stack, and bridge JB Jr. It also has a push/pull pot on the second tone knob to create even more tones. THis is a versatile geet. I can go from Stevie Ray to Metal back to Trower and Hendrix and anything in between. I'll have to get some pron up tomorrow.

I suck at taking pictures. These do it no justice.

Hey I've been thinking of buying the Dave Mustaine Sig Flying V guitar

I was just wondering if anyone on this forum has one and if they like them or not.

A friend pointed me in their direction when i said i was buying a new guitar... apparently they're a very good guitar but he didn't know say how he knew they were good or not... so yeah if you have one or have tried one before just drop me a post...


cheers

ok so i thought this would be cool to try out

im reading a book atm called this is your brain on music



anways i was interested whats your favourite song but i wanna classify it abit further, i think it explains what you like alot more, fill out a little story or explaination if you want, itd be really interesting

heres the catagorys
most:
inspiring
moving

best:
foot tapper
high energy

worst:
crowdkiller
depresser

well for me:
inspiring- rock and roll queen by the subways, when this first came out i remember hearing it as a preview on t4, there first album young for eternity was the first album i bought, theyre still one of my favourite bands.
moving- for some reason the song edelweiss i dunno why

foot tapper- journey don't stop believing hahah i think you know why
high energy- smells like teen spirit first song my first band learned

crowdkiller- my heart will go on
depresser- ordinary people by john legend

please let me know

So I built this cab to replicate a Krank Krankenstein cab.

All the specs are spot on, as evidenced by the orginal Krank grill I was able to buy fitting perfectly.

Now, the one detail that's missing from my job compared to the original, aside from tolex and getting the baffle board painted and corners rounded off, is the sound hole Krank cabs have at the bottom of the baffle board, between the speakers.

I really don't have good sense of how this will affect the tone of the cab but so far I'm pretty pleased with the sonic results as well as the asthetics of this project.

Will it mitigate droning? I have yet to put a beam from the baffle board to the back board in it for structural integrity and also no acoustic foam yet, that itself should improve behaviour under heavy use.

will it lower the bottom dropoff? I kind of have a feeling the low c# is too low for the cab as the low E seems to be a little louder, which is not all that great, and I don't really want to change back to standard tuning.

anyway here's a pic of mine and a pic of the Krankenstein cab.





Also, I guess the dimensions of the hole are pretty important, but I can only estimate it's size since I did at no point have access to an original krank cab. I did a pretty good job for the grill tho. From calculations it should be 48mm diameter, but I', not sure that's what I came up with.

I just want some opinions because this is an irreversible step and drilling the speaker holes was painful...

ok, so tell me if this will work/ makes sense. i've got two cabinets, one 4 ohms, one 8 ohms. one is a 4x10, the other is a 1x15. the problem is, i can't use both because both cabs have one input only, no output. but, how do you think it would work out if i miced one cab, ran that through my mixer, and then into my second cab? i guess essentially all i'm doing is setting up a PA system, but with a guitar cab and a mixer rather than an actual PA system. will this work? and if so, which of the cabs should i mic?

thanks guys.

Aria Pro II semi acoustic, sounds fantasic, almost has a thinner neck than my VMNT.



camera phone, sorry.

what you think?

ok i got a mxr 10 band eq and emg (solderless) 81 and 85 my tone has never been better my rig is a randall rh200sc(i never use the chrous) a 10 band eq out to a split tail with emgs and its the best tone i have ever had but.....someday i want a tube amp i can play in my apt

tell me about your rig and tone

I know very little about it, and would like to know more.
I kinda know what it does.
Is it a quality piece of gear?
Is it worth much?
Does anyone have experience with it?

I havent seen one of these in the time i have been on the thread.So....show me your pedalboards.

How is it.I want to get it cause I want to try out new pedals.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ISP-Vector-SL-600-Watt-Powered-15-guitar-subwoofer_W0QQitemZ260460555479QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca4a8acd7&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

most insane deal on an isp sub i have ever seen.

Yesterday I got a call from a friend of mine, he tells me his partner has an old guitar + amp that been sitting in his loft for ages, they were having a clear out and he knew I played so he wondered if I wanted them. He said I could keep them or sell them, up to me.

So he bought them round yesterday. The guitar was a Squier Affinity Strat and the amp was a Fender Frontman 15G (obviously a perfect beginner package). Anyway I had a play with the guitar, it sounds exactly the same as the strat I already have so I wont be keeping it, but its in near brand new condition with only a few light scratches on the body so hopefully I should be able to get a decent price for it (they are £150 new).

Then it came to the amp. I plugged guitar straight in to start with (Washburn Stealth w/EMG's). The clean channel sounded nice, very nice actually. Ive always owned pure metal amps so cleans have never sounded too great, but on this they sounded nice. Then I tried the gain channel, obviously not enough gain for metal so straight away I hooked up my Boss Metal Zone + ISP decimator in front of it to see if I could make it sound half decent. And to my surprise I did.

I set the Boss up like I always do, level maxed, gain at zero, this gives me a nice clean boost. With the amps gain knob at 8 I now have enough gain to play anything from Metallica to Killswitch Engage. I had a fiddle with the amps eq, finally settled with low settings; Bass @ 1, Mids @ 3, Treble @ 1.5. Now im not joking this amp sounds fantastic. With these settings it has a great modern metal tone. If I drop the mids and increase treble I get a Dimebag style chainsaw tone. But I prefer the modern metal style tone. I just cant believe that a cheap starter amp can sound this good. Ive actually decided to sell my Peavey Triple XXX and keep this. For bedroom play its perfect. Obviously as its only 15 watts its not suitable for gigging, but I dont gig so that isnt an issue for me. The Triple XXX may as well go to someone who will gig it, its wasted on me.

Downsides to the amp, both channels share the same eq, doesn't have an effects loop, doesn't have any effects or reverb. Plus sides, solid state = no need to wait around whilst tubes warm up, its small & light, tone is great for such a cheap amp, has individual volume controls for each channel, has headphone jack, and to top it off it didn't cost me a penny.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, but im seriously in awe at how much I like this amp, id originally told my friend I didnt need the amp as I already had a decent one, but im so glad he gave it me anyway! And now i'll hopefully be able to make a nice profit from selling the Strat, the Triple XXX and the MXR 10 band as I no longer need. Be sure to check the trading post within the next few hours if your interested in any of these items

Yesterday I got a call from a friend of mine, he tells me his partner has an old guitar + amp that been sitting in his loft for ages, they were having a clear out and he knew I played so he wondered if I wanted them. He said I could keep them or sell them, up to me.

So he bought them round yesterday. The guitar was a Squier Affinity Strat and the amp was a Fender Frontman 15G (obviously a perfect beginner package). Anyway I had a play with the guitar, it sounds exactly the same as the strat I already have so I wont be keeping it, but its in near brand new condition with only a few light scratches on the body so hopefully I should be able to get a decent price for it (they are £150 new).

Then it came to the amp. I plugged guitar straight in to start with (Washburn Stealth w/EMG's). The clean channel sounded nice, very nice actually. Ive always owned pure metal amps so cleans have never sounded too great, but on this they sounded nice. Then I tried the gain channel, obviously not enough gain for metal so straight away I hooked up my Boss Metal Zone + ISP decimator in front of it to see if I could make it sound half decent. And to my surprise I did.

I set the Boss up like I always do, level maxed, gain at zero, this gives me a nice clean boost. With the amps gain knob at 8 I now have enough gain to play anything from Metallica to Killswitch Engage. I had a fiddle with the amps eq, finally settled with low settings; Bass @ 1, Mids @ 3, Treble @ 1.5. Now im not joking this amp sounds fantastic. With these settings it has a great modern metal tone. If I drop the mids and increase treble I get a Dimebag style chainsaw tone. But I prefer the modern metal style tone. I just cant believe that a cheap starter amp can sound this good. Ive actually decided to sell my Peavey Triple XXX and keep this. For bedroom play its perfect. Obviously as its only 15 watts its not suitable for gigging, but I dont gig so that isnt an issue for me. The Triple XXX may as well go to someone who will gig it, its wasted on me.

Downsides to the amp, both channels share the same eq, doesn't have an effects loop, doesn't have any effects or reverb. Plus sides, solid state = no need to wait around whilst tubes warm up, its small & light, tone is great for such a cheap amp, has individual volume controls for each channel, has headphone jack, and to top it off it didn't cost me a penny.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, but im seriously in awe at how much I like this amp, id originally told my friend I didnt need the amp as I already had a decent one, but im so glad he gave it me anyway! And now i'll hopefully be able to make a nice profit from selling the Strat, the Triple XXX and the MXR 10 band as I no longer need. Be sure to check the trading post within the next few hours if your interested in any of these items

I cranked my (new) Tiny Terror on 7 watts up to full yesterday, but noticed if I tapped the case or the control knobs, then that sound was amplified out of the speaker cabinet.

Is this just what happens at high volume levels (I haven't noticed this when the volume is at noon or less) or have any of my tubes gone microphonic?

I heard this can happen when tubes 'go', and they need to be replaced.

Sounds pretty noobish, I know, but this is my first tube amp and I know lots of you guys have a lot of valve experience

I cranked my (new) Tiny Terror on 7 watts up to full yesterday, but noticed if I tapped the case or the control knobs, then that sound was amplified out of the speaker cabinet.

Is this just what happens at high volume levels (I haven't noticed this when the volume is at noon or less) or have any of my tubes gone microphonic?

I heard this can happen when tubes 'go', and they need to be replaced.

Sounds pretty noobish, I know, but this is my first tube amp and I know lots of you guys have a lot of valve experience

Yesterday I got a call from a friend of mine, he tells me his partner has an old guitar + amp that been sitting in his loft for ages, they were having a clear out and he knew I played so he wondered if I wanted them. He said I could keep them or sell them, up to me.

So he bought them round yesterday. The guitar was a Squier Affinity Strat and the amp was a Fender Frontman 15G (obviously a perfect beginner package). Anyway I had a play with the guitar, it sounds exactly the same as the strat I already have so I wont be keeping it, but its in near brand new condition with only a few light scratches on the body so hopefully I should be able to get a decent price for it (they are £150 new).

Then it came to the amp. I plugged guitar straight in to start with (Washburn Stealth w/EMG's). The clean channel sounded nice, very nice actually. Ive always owned pure metal amps so cleans have never sounded too great, but on this they sounded nice. Then I tried the gain channel, obviously not enough gain for metal so straight away I hooked up my Boss Metal Zone + ISP decimator in front of it to see if I could make it sound half decent. And to my surprise I did.

I set the Boss up like I always do, level maxed, gain at zero, this gives me a nice clean boost. With the amps gain knob at 8 I now have enough gain to play anything from Metallica to Killswitch Engage. I had a fiddle with the amps eq, finally settled with low settings; Bass @ 1, Mids @ 3, Treble @ 1.5. Now im not joking this amp sounds fantastic. With these settings it has a great modern metal tone. If I drop the mids and increase treble I get a Dimebag style chainsaw tone. But I prefer the modern metal style tone. I just cant believe that a cheap starter amp can sound this good. Ive actually decided to sell my Peavey Triple XXX and keep this. For bedroom play its perfect. Obviously as its only 15 watts its not suitable for gigging, but I dont gig so that isnt an issue for me. The Triple XXX may as well go to someone who will gig it, its wasted on me.

Downsides to the amp, both channels share the same eq, doesn't have an effects loop, doesn't have any effects or reverb. Plus sides, solid state = no need to wait around whilst tubes warm up, its small & light, tone is great for such a cheap amp, has individual volume controls for each channel, has headphone jack, and to top it off it didn't cost me a penny.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, but im seriously in awe at how much I like this amp, id originally told my friend I didnt need the amp as I already had a decent one, but im so glad he gave it me anyway! And now i'll hopefully be able to make a nice profit from selling the Strat, the Triple XXX and the MXR 10 band as I no longer need. Be sure to check the trading post within the next few hours if your interested in any of these items

Yesterday I got a call from a friend of mine, he tells me his partner has an old guitar + amp that been sitting in his loft for ages, they were having a clear out and he knew I played so he wondered if I wanted them. He said I could keep them or sell them, up to me.

So he bought them round yesterday. The guitar was a Squier Affinity Strat and the amp was a Fender Frontman 15G (obviously a perfect beginner package). Anyway I had a play with the guitar, it sounds exactly the same as the strat I already have so I wont be keeping it, but its in near brand new condition with only a few light scratches on the body so hopefully I should be able to get a decent price for it (they are £150 new).

Then it came to the amp. I plugged guitar straight in to start with (Washburn Stealth w/EMG's). The clean channel sounded nice, very nice actually. Ive always owned pure metal amps so cleans have never sounded too great, but on this they sounded nice. Then I tried the gain channel, obviously not enough gain for metal so straight away I hooked up my Boss Metal Zone + ISP decimator in front of it to see if I could make it sound half decent. And to my surprise I did.

I set the Boss up like I always do, level maxed, gain at zero, this gives me a nice clean boost. With the amps gain knob at 8 I now have enough gain to play anything from Metallica to Killswitch Engage. I had a fiddle with the amps eq, finally settled with low settings; Bass @ 1, Mids @ 3, Treble @ 1.5. Now im not joking this amp sounds fantastic. With these settings it has a great modern metal tone. If I drop the mids and increase treble I get a Dimebag style chainsaw tone. But I prefer the modern metal style tone. I just cant believe that a cheap starter amp can sound this good. Ive actually decided to sell my Peavey Triple XXX and keep this. For bedroom play its perfect. Obviously as its only 15 watts its not suitable for gigging, but I dont gig so that isnt an issue for me. The Triple XXX may as well go to someone who will gig it, its wasted on me.

Downsides to the amp, both channels share the same eq, doesn't have an effects loop, doesn't have any effects or reverb. Plus sides, solid state = no need to wait around whilst tubes warm up, its small & light, tone is great for such a cheap amp, has individual volume controls for each channel, has headphone jack, and to top it off it didn't cost me a penny.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, but im seriously in awe at how much I like this amp, id originally told my friend I didnt need the amp as I already had a decent one, but im so glad he gave it me anyway! And now i'll hopefully be able to make a nice profit from selling the Strat, the Triple XXX and the MXR 10 band as I no longer need. Be sure to check the trading post within the next few hours if your interested in any of these items

Yesterday I got a call from a friend of mine, he tells me his partner has an old guitar + amp that been sitting in his loft for ages, they were having a clear out and he knew I played so he wondered if I wanted them. He said I could keep them or sell them, up to me.

So he bought them round yesterday. The guitar was a Squier Affinity Strat and the amp was a Fender Frontman 15G (obviously a perfect beginner package). Anyway I had a play with the guitar, it sounds exactly the same as the strat I already have so I wont be keeping it, but its in near brand new condition with only a few light scratches on the body so hopefully I should be able to get a decent price for it (they are £150 new).

Then it came to the amp. I plugged guitar straight in to start with (Washburn Stealth w/EMG's). The clean channel sounded nice, very nice actually. Ive always owned pure metal amps so cleans have never sounded too great, but on this they sounded nice. Then I tried the gain channel, obviously not enough gain for metal so straight away I hooked up my Boss Metal Zone + ISP decimator in front of it to see if I could make it sound half decent. And to my surprise I did.

I set the Boss up like I always do, level maxed, gain at zero, this gives me a nice clean boost. With the amps gain knob at 8 I now have enough gain to play anything from Metallica to Killswitch Engage. I had a fiddle with the amps eq, finally settled with low settings; Bass @ 1, Mids @ 3, Treble @ 1.5. Now im not joking this amp sounds fantastic. With these settings it has a great modern metal tone. If I drop the mids and increase treble I get a Dimebag style chainsaw tone. But I prefer the modern metal style tone. I just cant believe that a cheap starter amp can sound this good. Ive actually decided to sell my Peavey Triple XXX and keep this. For bedroom play its perfect. Obviously as its only 15 watts its not suitable for gigging, but I dont gig so that isnt an issue for me. The Triple XXX may as well go to someone who will gig it, its wasted on me.

Downsides to the amp, both channels share the same eq, doesn't have an effects loop, doesn't have any effects or reverb. Plus sides, solid state = no need to wait around whilst tubes warm up, its small & light, tone is great for such a cheap amp, has individual volume controls for each channel, has headphone jack, and to top it off it didn't cost me a penny.

Sorry for rambling on a bit, but im seriously in awe at how much I like this amp, id originally told my friend I didnt need the amp as I already had a decent one, but im so glad he gave it me anyway! And now i'll hopefully be able to make a nice profit from selling the Strat, the Triple XXX and the MXR 10 band as I no longer need. Be sure to check the trading post within the next few hours if your interested in any of these items

remember a few months ago i went to this lil guitar show? the objective way to have the most people in one place playing the same song at the same time. the current record is held by the germans for playing smoke on the water. we, the canadians wanted to play neil young's song called 'helpless'....well, we had about 1650 people, and we needed just over 1800 people. it was a great day!


first of all, this is one lucky kid! prolly his first 'gig' had more people than i ever will in all my gigs combined!





this was one of those guitar waves

is that an agile?!


the silly shine on the agile makes em hard to capture the grain on em. oh well...

this was the guitar wave for the song hallelujah


its lightfoot! not really...but he looks like him. i'll show his guitar later on, it was just beautiful! thats me with the case on the ground. my friend with a prs case



i love this picture


here is it. this was the oldest guitar there. if i remember correctly, it was a 1960's gretch?







the hardrock cafe


the purdiness of agiles!





agile to the right:




my friends prs. its a matte finish, so its much easier to photograph





couldn't really get close to it, but whatever that guitar was was beautiful

I'm guessing if you're on the Musicians Friends mailing list for their catalog. You're going to get a $20 gift card in the mail from them. I just got one today. It says on the front of the envelope "NO-Strings Attached". So be on the look out for it.

remember a few months ago i went to this lil guitar show? the objective way to have the most people in one place playing the same song at the same time. the current record is held by the germans for playing smoke on the water. we, the canadians wanted to play neil young's song called 'helpless'....well, we had about 1650 people, and we needed just over 1800 people. it was a great day!


first of all, this is one lucky kid! prolly his first 'gig' had more people than i ever will in all my gigs combined!





this was one of those guitar waves

is that an agile?!


the silly shine on the agile makes em hard to capture the grain on em. oh well...

this was the guitar wave for the song hallelujah


its lightfoot! not really...but he looks like him. i'll show his guitar later on, it was just beautiful! thats me with the case on the ground. my friend with a prs case



i love this picture


here is it. this was the oldest guitar there. if i remember correctly, it was a 1960's gretch?







the hardrock cafe


the purdiness of agiles!





agile to the right:




my friends prs. its a matte finish, so its much easier to photograph





couldn't really get close to it, but whatever that guitar was was beautiful

So on the same day I sold my third guitar in the same week, I picked up my first "new to me" guitar:



It's a Chafin Helios, the '04 NAMM guitar to be exact. Just...wow.


I was all set to pull the trigger on a custom Carvin, but this opportunity came along (I just missed out on this same guitar the last time it was for sale) and I was not going to let it get past me again. I'll have to pool up some resources to get the Carvin under way. No more guitars for me to sell!

Is that picture in your signature a photo or a cartoon? It looks almost cartoonish but the details are too fine. And I'm guessing that's Behemoth?

The title tells it all. So I am looking for fairly priced book that will teach me theory (scales etc)

Any suggestiong or experiences?

does anyone have any idea where i can get a cheap copy of this guitar, i would like it to look the same as james hetfields. pick ups dont matter as i will be changing them when i get it , i heard that wolf guitars do a great copy, but any other company that does one that would be a great help to!!! thanx alot Mick!!!

Do knobs just pop off like on my tone pot.I just ordered an overdrive unit for my razor and im gonna take the knob off my tone pot and put it on the overdrive unit.

I just curious if anybody would be interested in buying my Dime distortion. It is one of the earlier ones without his face on it. It is in excellent shape and might have been used for an hour or so. I would be asking 70.00 for it shipped.

Read the description...

http://www.georgelynch.com/nwdsite/guitars/flameboy.html

NEW ORANGE AMP DAY!
ORANGE TINY TERROR







THIS LITTLE GUY IS APTLY NAMED, FOR SUCH A SMALL PACKAGE IT RIPS! MY EARS ARE RINGING AFTER PLAYING FOR AN HOUR WITH THE GAIN DIMED OUT AND VOLUME @ 4.
I SCORED IT OF CRAIGSLIST FOR $500 WITH THE AVATAR CAB WHICH SOUND EQUAL TO THE ORANGE, STILL IN THE BOX IN PRISTENE CONDITION. IT'S ALSO KOREAN MADE INSTEAD OF THE RECIENT CHINESE ONES.
I NEED TO GET AN OVERDRIVE TO PUT IN FRONT OF IT TO PUSH IT INTO ANGRY ZONE. IT'S VERY RESPONSIVE, EVERY LITTLE TOUCH COMES THROUGH MAKING YOU HAVE TO PLAY CLEAN, THERES NO HIDING WHEN YOUR PLUGED INTO THIS. IT'S VERY TONALLY RICH WITH WAVES OF CREAMY SOUND WASHING OVER YOU.

Wondered where Ed had gone off to. http://www.edtoshred.com

He's playing Detroit Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

I see he took an MAB Armourflame instead of the Golden Razorback. Nice choice Ed.

I don't know anything about it , is it another sort of 5150/6505 ?



also , what does it sound like ?

in black too... very interesting... Maybe their time has come?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140337795043&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_720wt_1167

I didn't believe my friend when he told me about this...but zakk has himself a new guitar. I don't know if this will be mass produced but I think the guy from ministry Schecter was ugly and this is no different.

They're not discussed that often and wanted to get your opinions.

I have an Orange 2X12 cab that I just mated with a Rockerverb 50 head. WOW! Killer tone....

I believe I have found my Holy Grail....

Have you flirted with any of these divine amps before?

I've only bought 3 things on Ebay in my whole life and never sold anything. So I'm not skilled on the ins and outs of Ebay.

So here is my question -

I was looking at Tom Delonge Strats on Ebay. Tom Delonge and Robert Cray Strats are both hardtails.

Anyway a few of the Delonges for sale have a ton of bids, over 50 bids on one for example. Yet some other Delonges are sitting out there with no bids.

Why is that? Is the Delonge model popular, but only at a certain price? Are all those people looking for a deal but not interested in the higher 'buy it now' prices of other Delonge Strats?

i was wondering whether or not i should buy this,

http://www.dhgate.com/2009-new-arrived-esp-explorer-mx-250-ii-electric/p-ff80808121e34a610121e3e12f2a5629.html

yes i know its a copy, but i think it looks great and i would install emgs in it, anyone have any views on it??? thanx

Hey guys we are going to a studio to record drum tracks and we are gonna take them home and record the guitars by ourselves... reason being is we recorded at that studio before and the only thing that ended up good was the drums and we are getting a really good deal on it, plus we have pro tools and a sm57 mic.

I need tips to achieve a sound thats good quality, our genre is like a thrash/melodic death style.
any tips?

I learned by ear I can't read music and don't know music theory.
The only thing I ever had was a chord chart.

I never found the it necessary to learn to read music or even tabs.
I also play Bass and Keyboards.

I'm not into play metal just rock & blues I'm not a shredder.

I realize metal is harder and uses a lot of different scales but I'm to old and my fingers won't move fast enough to try to learn it.

Just would like to know.

What is everyone's opinion about guitars with one pickup? Likes or dislikes, and why.

ok i been gasing for a tube amp i got a good solid state but have always wanted a tube amp..........so i looked at 3 im interested in line 6 i know i get flamed for that but the hd 100,bugera 333xl,save my money and get a engl fireball
your input please

Hey guys just wanted to start a discussion on EMGS and what kicks their asses..

I currently have EMGs (81/85) in my guitar and my next guitar I am getting (Agile Interceptor) comes stock with EMG 707s. These are the only high end pickups I have ever used so I am not really familiar with the other stuff out there. For me with the EMGs I noticed increased gain, better pinch harmonics, less hum, compared to my Duncan Design JB I was using before.... so of course I am completely happy with my EMGs.

I play HEAVY Death Metal. The Heavier the better so maybe that is why I like EMGs so much, but I was wondering what kicks the crap out of EMGs as far as metal tone goes. It seems that there are the people who stand beside actives and the ones that stand beside their passives. So tell me what pickups do you think demolish the EMGs as far as passives pickups go. As I understand for Actives it is either EMGs or Blackouts so looking more for some good suggestions of passive pickups.

Surfing the Satelitte radio at work..., "ahh, what's this? Emperor".

So I decided to check 'em out.





"I am a dark wizard or something was playing"..., I decided after 60 seconds that it was just muddy noise. Good thing Skid Row was playing on another channel. "I remember you"!!!

i need a neck pup to match my dimebuckers treble a bit more.I would like it to be kinda round tone wise.How are the mab pup

READ:

So this guitar was new & unplayed at a store where some idiot dropped it on the floor, at which point it cracked and part of the body split off. NOOOO!!!! It was purchased by another dealer who (after they stole the dimebucker & switched it with a JB) sent it to an instrument repair shop. Miraculously the repair guy was able to re-attach the body back together, and the guitar now (with some cosmetic blemishes) is as good as new. Technically. The cracks are visible even though the body is solid again, some paint is chipped off, but honestly, I think it's pretty metal that it looks all broken and damaged. I picked up this guitar for practically the cost of strings, and once I got it set up properly I have to admit, It's great! I just got what's like a free CFH! It plays great, has awesome tone and is tougher than any other guitars because it has been resurrected from guitar hell! It's a freakin undead demon!

Could i get loud enough to hear it over my strings?Also any mods i can do to these to get something extra?

I'm gassing hard for a Jackson Rhoads but can't seem to decide which one. It's down to the RR5FR or the RR1. I don't know if I want to go ahead and get the RR5 now or save for a RR1. I know the RR1 is top of the line but I don't know if I can spend that much on a guitar.

Not having money for guitars sucks.

I wanna know how so i can create my own sound??

a GFS Crunchy Rails pickup......hopefully I like it

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/msg/1316113463.html

This is my newest exercise, I hope you will like it! You can download the mp3, backing track and TAB from here:

http://www.4shared.com/file/124569965/fe90d422/Em-D-Em-G_arpeggio_sequence.html

Happy playing - Jonas Tamas

Best Buy has the new album in the DigiPak CD/DVD format for $10 - getting mine after work today!

I don't think this has been posted before. Jack Black as Eddie Riggs lifting a Dean V (30th anniversary?) in a trailer for the game Brutal Legend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TInOcEDlZb0

As the title states, where do you get your Band's T-Shirts made? I'm looking into maybe having some merch available, and need some ideas on where to start. I found a few places online, but it seems quite expensive even for large orders.

My next geet is gonna be an LTD V 401. Problem is, I can't decide what color, though. The DX has a quilt maple top in Trans-black, (i would also install a Tremo-no), but if I go string thru, I'd have a certain painter on the forum do some green ghost flames, and probably take off the pickguard, too.





They're both so sexy!

I also should mention that both my guitars are trans colors

Can anyone tell me what kind of neck comes on the 1980 reissue cadillac?

Is this a trans tube amp. I really want a new amp and these arent very expensive also the 200 watt version isnt that expensive.I need an amp that doesnt fart out at high volumes.

well today i walk into guitar trader to pick up some casters and i
look around a bit then i spotted a powerball.i sat down with a
AT3000 and i was just about to plug in when a guy who says hes
indorsed by ENGL asked me if i wanted some help setting it up and
i agreed. he turned everything but the volumes at 12 o'clock and
fired it up. he took me through the channels starting at one,clean,
then two which is a clean with some gain on it, then three which is
low gain channel, and then four the highest gain channel (that
channel has a built in noise gate) and even with the gain at half, it
was killer! every amp i've played, i had to peg the gain and
sometimes that wasnt even enough gain for me but this power ball
was amazing! the cleans where good and the gain was great,
everything was at half but i turned up the treble a little. and i also
played a Kirk Hammster MTS which was cool too and they where both used but in mint condish.
the powerball was at 1400, 600 from the buy-it-new price. I'd buy both of those amps

Could i run my line 6 into a tube power amp then into a 4x12 to eliminate the farting out problem?If so anyone got a tube power amp?

is there a pedal that will do auto volume swells besides a volume

pedal??looking for something that works like an autowah but for

volume.I need to simulate some violin sounds for a show im doing

next month.lookin to spend under a hundred.

is it possible to order dean parts direct from the factory or any where else?

just got a sick project in mind

what a peavey 5150 and windsor sound like together in a mix?

well here you have it

Hey fellars, and ladies. Anyone know if the Soltero SL is chambered like the others?

Thanks

Hello gouls & goblins.
Just got this vid posted from a gig in Sweden. Check it out since it rocks offcourse!

Here's the news update from wolf.nu ;

Ravhouls Productions brought their cameras and horns to the Hunnebostrand RockFest and taped our show. The first taste for you is the song Curse You Salem. It's right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S77jYcsvmfQ

You will also find alot more at WOLF - TV. Just follow the link under "community".

Well, thats all for now folks. We're packing up our gear to fly off to Uk's loudest festival, The 2009 Bloodstock festival. Here's the list of "special items" all members gotta bring:
Viper - He's Dave Murray guitar pick.
Axeman - He's Tesco's clubcard.
Tornado - He's Black Sabbath tour shirt.
Raptor - He's early Annihilator demos.

//WOLF

Adult Swim presents: Mastodon & Dethklok Tour

Mastodon to co-headline with the life size version of Dethklok, the animated band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse along with friends Converge and High on Fire. The 40-city tour will begin October 2, and scorch the nation coast-to-coast. Tour dates are listed below. Ticket pre-sale begins Tuesday Aug 4, at 10:00AM. General public ticket sales begin Friday, Aug 7, at 10:AM. For more info about the tour including prices ranges and how to order, go to: www.adultswimpresents.com

10/2/09 Roseland Theater Portland, OR
10/3/09 WaMu Theater Seattle, WA
10/4/09 Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
10/6/09 Big Four Building Calgary, AB
10/7/09 Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, AB
10/9/09 Great Saltair Salt Lake City, UT
10/10/09 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO
10/12/09 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
10/13/09 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
10/14/09 Val Air Ballroom Des Moines, IA
10/16/09 Myth St. Paul, MN
10/17/09 Aragon Ballroom Chicago, IL
10/18/09 Eagle’s Auditorium Milwaukee, WI
10/20/09 LC Pavilion Columbus, OH
10/21/09 The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, MI
10/23/09 Sound Academy Toronto
10/24/09 The Fairgrounds Buffalo, NY
10/25/09 Armory Albany, NY
10/27/09 House of Blues Boston, MA
10/30/09 Hammerstein Ballroom New York, NY
10/31/09 Patriot Center Washington, DC
11/1/09 Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
11/5/09 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
11/6/09 House of Blues Myrtle Beach, SC
11/7/09 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
11/8/09 Pompano Beach Amphit Pompano Beach, FL
11/11/09 House of Blues Dallas, TX
11/12/09 Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX
11/13/09 Austin City Music Hall Austin, TX
11/14/09 Brady Theater Tulsa, OK
11/16/09 Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM
11/17/09 Mesa Amphitheater Mesa, AZ
11/18/09 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV
11/19/09 Palladium Los Angeles, CA

I got bored last night and had the parts, so I put Dean neck on my LP Jr signed by Down. Scale length is perfect, shape of the neck pocket was off by 2mm but a bit of shaping took care of that. The tuners look off because they are 6 in line mini Grovers




It only took about 2 hours from start to finish and can easily go back to the way it was. The only trouble I'm having is the bridge, it won't let me lower the action any further so if anyone has a recommendation for a replacement, it would be appreciated. The action is playable as is and I have it set up with .011's in drop C.

The zebra pu is from the same Korean ZX I stole the neck off of, but I have a few decent spares and some push/pull pots so I see coil tapping in it's future to make up for the single pu.

im just seein these today so sorry if they've been posted.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Washburn-D3-333-Slime-Green-guitar-ORIGINAL-run-33_W0QQitemZ120457810232QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item1c0bd85138&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dean-ML-CFH-DFH-Dimebag-Darrell-guitar-w-case-UNPLAYED_W0QQitemZ120457783829QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item1c0bd7ea15&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14

the last one is pretty good deal i think

....what's the dimensions of the head stock?(in inches ) From point to point and point to nut. I'm doing a arts and crafts project right now and my RB's are at home. Thanks for the help!

Just heard Les Paul passed away. 94 yrs old. Thank you Mr. Paul.

I got this in my inbox just now, looks like a typical CL scam. Does anyone know these people? I googled and it looks like other people with Deans for sale on craigslist are getting similar emails.

Hello,

I am the owner of Vintage City Guitars in Lansing Michigan, and we are very interested in buying your guitar. We can send you a check or paypal right away. If you are interested please CLICK HERE and fill in the form.

Thank you,
Steven Jay
Owner
Vintage City Guitars

Anybody ever ordered a replacement neck from Warmoth? How was it? Was it well finished/fretted/etc? How was the neck profile on it? Also, if you ordered a custom did they give you exactly what you wanted, and how long did it take to arrive?
Cheers!
- Ryan

I have a Dean usa Pro V that has that satin finish and everywhere I've touched is shiny so it kind of looks bad. Is there an easy way to get all the way shiny or just buff it out with some elbow grease? Thanks

Has anyone had any experience with these cab/speakers?? i have a oppertunity to get one and just wondered if anyone has any info they could share. Thanks!!!

forward to 6 minutes
http://www.spike.com/full-episode/season-2-ep-9/28808

On Wednesday I was at work and Chris Impelliteri (one Dean's newest artists) came in to have work done on his daughter's VW. I asked him how he liked his white with black pinstripe splittail that he's been playing. He told me he liked it but it is a little headstock heavy (it's an import) but the USA Splittail in Pearl white was much better balanced.

He invited me out to his car to show me the proto Dean had built for him. It was an amazing strat style made from alder with what Chris described as a 70's style strat neck that looked like maple . It had a reverse Mustaine headstock and a spider web paint job with a Wilkinson trem. It felt really solid and about the same weight as a strat. I'm not really a strat guy but I loved this one a lot. Really well balanced and easy upper fret access, and I think the reverse headstock looked killer. I would love to have one that's for damn sure.

Chris is a fantastic player and has been around a long while. I first heard him when he recorded a guitar version of "Somewhere over the rainbow" back in the '90s with his band Impelleteri, this guy definately has got skills and is a super nice guy, really down to earth and a pleasure to talk to. I told him about the forum and asked if he'd be going to DOA party next year. He didn't know about it, but ya never know... he might just go to Tampa for a killer time.

I'm glad he's a customer of mine and hope to see him come back soon. Thanks Chris.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y1cYMWp_sU&feature=related

Hey all

This is my first youtube vid...ever...I just learned the CFH solo and I think I am doing alright here, I messed up a little in the beginning but I just thought I'd show everyone a little bit of my playing. Please go easy, as I said I've only just learned it and even then I've only been playing for 11 months

Let me know what you guys think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLH_dGbFGQ

Okay, so I been trying to flog my Dean for a while now and I've had no luck - only bloody timewasters unfortunatley, so I'm thinking of extending it to mainland UK guys and if that fails possibly you yanks as well. Only one problem - I've never posted a guitar before and I'm quite frankly shit scared of screwing it up
So if anyone could give me a step-by-step process of how to properly wrap and package a guitar and hardshell case, that would be absolute magic.
Thanks!

I love my Washburns, best guitars I've played, but, I just want to say: I don't know what is THE best guitar manufacturer ever. Does anyone really know? I consider myself lucky that I've been able to get guitars that I really like. They're really everything I look for in a good guitar, but there are so many good guitars as there are players, to everyone their own.

So, if someone says, that's crap I don't necessarily believe that before other opinions or trying the guitar out myself. And it goes both ways, someone might say that this and this guitar is awesome but I might not like it at all.

For example, my Rebel-333 Washy, many people say it's cheap crap but for me it's just amazing. Maybe I'm trying to say that don't be brand loyal... why am I saying that? I don't know, just felt like writing this.

Is there even such thing as best guitar brand for one certain player, I don't think so, many manufacturers can have perfect guitar for one certain player.

Anyone have any other pictures beside the 2-3 that dean put out? Own or played one?

I finally managed to nab one of these babies without shelling out my lung and kidney, so I figured I'd entertain everyone with some pron and some riffoj.

I did borrow a few lines from 2 of our Dean boys so I hope they don't mind.

Anyhoo...here you go.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkuFBCoMG1Y

Do try to watch it in the HQ. My sound is butchered enough by my turd camera in mono (note: not camcorder,,,camera in video mode) and youtube's lovely compression.

Sounds damn good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaN4bSdiYvQ

At the time. So in the spirit of sharing the wealth someone with more than one Dean should send me one so I won't be Deanless anymore.

look at about 1:13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni8KBhnebwE&feature=related

Now I'm not in the position to buy one but I'm just going about some research so I come to my trusted brothers on the forum for the deal on these two geets.

I'm interested in what exactly sets these guitars apart,besides just the specs.
So anything you know down to the wire about them as far as comparisons go and what you're really diggin' about them would be GOOD BREAD right about now.

LET'S GET IT PEOPLE!

So I bought a V79 four months ago. I had it for like a day and then the pickup switch started messing, it couldn't connect to the bridge pick up, but worked with bridge/neck position. I took it to a tech, he fixed it, well now the same problem has occured. Also the g string won't stay in tune very good... (yes mad)

/rant

Check out these other bands featuring members of Immortal.....

DEADTOTHISWORLD featuring Iscariah

http://www.myspace.com/deadtothisworld


I featuring Abbath

http://www.i-metal.net/




I really enjoy them both and was not sure all Immortal fans are aware of them. Let me know what you think.....

this may have been posted before, but you can get a free digital subscription to guitar edge magazine.

http://www.guitaredge.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=75

cant beat free.


i've been learning "21st century schizoid man" from the this issue.

What is the best marshall for metal.I heard they suck for metal cause of el34.

I've found some interesting things so I thought I'd share.

this is a neat vid I love the SG standard with unfinished neck.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=8366777

This is a cool look at some of his gear
http://www.angelfire.com/ri2/bob2/zakkwylde.htm

Hope you like the stuff.

I'm going to start this game I'll post a famous guitar players rig and you guys can guess who's it is. If you get it right you can have bragging rights until someone gets the next one right. Now because I truely believe that no one will get the first one right I'm going to say if the post makes it to a second page and no one has gotten it then I'll reviel then we'll start another thread for another rig.

Rules
1. No one can put a thousand guitar players names in there post. At most list 5 players in one post.
2. There is not two rules but the rules list looked incomplete with only one rule.

Here we go.
This rig belongs to: Micah Carli from Hawthorne Heights
Solved by: Formerly

Rig #1
amp


pedal board


Rack for Formerly (the midi board on top belongs to the other guitar player in the band)

Sup guys? Well a few days ago i was in my local music shop, and i was playing an absolute load of cheap - mid range Jacksons and what have you. And the corner of my eye caught this guitar... i had to try it. I sat with it and as i played it i couldnt help but think... f*ck this is fantastic!!!

Just as i was about to set it down, i asked the owner (who is a friend of mine) how much it was, is said £90..... yeap.... 90 f*cking quid!

I asked him when he had got it, he said that it had been in his back room for a long time, and that he has been selling it for someone but they never got back to him, so he has put it on display and is selling it so that he can meet his monthly targets, he said that it could be worth anywhere between £100-£300, he said he wanted to let it go soon as and i have had him do alot of work for me before. Technically the thing is second hand.... it is in FANTASTIC condition, it still has plastic around the truss rod cover and the pup selectors. The paint is great, it feels solid as a rock the only 1 complaint is that their is a TINY hairline crack around the neck joint, but this shows up in most bolt on guitars and it is most obvious on white guitars. Anyways, it is tiny and it is cosmetic.

I am gonna give this guitar alot of TLC, new strings, new pups, new strap locks, Truss rod adjustments, and perhaps 2 new bridges. And this thing is seriously heavy, im thinking its over 12lbs.

The brand is 'Atrics', ever heard of them... yeah, me neither. They arnt even on Harmony Centeral or UG. But after alot of interneting, i discovered that they made alot of high quality instruments in low numbers. Their catalog ranged from cheap entry level guitars to high end guitars with high quality tops and out-of-house parts, EMGs, FR, Groover etc.

I gotta tell you, its fun buying a guitar that you have no idea what the specs are.

It sounds fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also yes... you are right... I bought a guitar that is considered SG style


Pics:































I went up and picked it up today, also i sold my Roland Cube and my Korg ax10g, so this was like a free guitar... i mean guitars










Now if you guys dont mind... im off to be Jimmy Page

Hello,

I purchased an Exotica(Koa finish) about 6 months ago, and I'm having some problems with it. This is my first acoustic, as well. So I'm hoping I can get some advice from more knowledgeable folks than myself.

Mostly on my high E string(now happening on other strings, too)

I'll play a note on the 12th fret, and you'll hear the grating sound of string vs. frets. Horrible sound. Then I'll move up to the 13th, and it'll do the same thing, but worse...and the note will be that of the 14th fret. Then on the 14th fret, all is well and sounds fine.

I've adjusted the action to try to compensate for this...I even adjusted it extremely high to test it out, but even with very high action, it still does the same thing.

Other than this I'm extremely happy with my purchase, though.

Any suggestions?

this pup has big hary BALLS
heres the story:
today i did some work over at my church and i got 40 bucks. my
brother got payed today too and hes owed me money for over a
year. so after he payed me back i had 125 bones and i deside to
see whats going on over at guitar trader. my brother and i go over
and i show him some new amps they got in and i go look at what
pups that had. i asked how much the Super Distortion was and he
said it was marked for 110 bucks but its really 75 (things there are
marked higher than it normally is but they'll charge you the real
price) so i said "i'll take it" and i picked a black one and get home
and drop it in and its way clearer than the stock Dean pups and
bassier and the harmonics scream. and i have enough money to
buy another pup because i found even more money in my room.
hows the Duncan Distortion compared to this?

also got a new pair of shorts

EDIT:

Found this while doing my homewerk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4Q5f3qzuE

What riff is he playing at 03:48

*****************************************************




So here's the deal..., I may be picking up a sorta local ENGL Fireball soon (just need to try it out first, to confirm with my own ears).

Now, a Krank Rev1+ just came up for sale locally, and not too expensive either. I remember playing the original Rev1 and loving it, but that was a long time ago.

Any opinions on this amp? I'm leaning towards the used Fireball, but the Rev1+ is about half the price and probably a little more versatile (eq's are not shared clean / dirty channels and a seperate master volume for leads).

Hmmm..., decisions, decisions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N58FmEhlf7s&feature=related


dunno if anyone has seen it before.....but jumping on stage at a Tool concert can have interesting consequences

does anyone ever consider the idea that artists "fake" their own deaths to sit back and reap the rewards while returning to a life of normal? Kurt Cobain must have made 10 times more as a dead guy then he did ever alive, plus he "could" have the benefits of being a nobody again living like a hermit.

Or what about our beloved Dime? did that event really happen is or is it an ellaborate hoax? holy shat Dean must have made the Diamond Darrell family millions now in sales alone. Could he be sitting somewhere in Delaware with a shaved head and clean face laughing right now?

If you're THAT famous i wonder if someone approaches you backstage in a black suit and tie....and asks....are you ready for the next step?

Saw this on the Rondo web site, damn I could tear off some blues licks with that!

(removed from post by ModSquad, as it was directly hotlinked from another manufacturer's website)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMGSXIjU2Js&feature=PlayList&p=DCB03F51D6C9DFEB&index=16&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL

Hey every one, as most of you know, i just managed to snatch a double neck for a hell of a price. The pups in it are really nice, but its not like me to leave something standard

So, pups!
Im looking for anything thats hot, duncans, emgs, BLUSA/B+B xl's, dimarzio, bareknuckle's. If you are selling it, offer it, im not too picky, and of course, the cheaper the better.

I need 4, necks preferably zebra bobins.

I am not buying immediately, but im testing the water, if you got something to sell that i want, OFFER IT!

Cheers!

So the LFR on my MLF 79 is completely worn out from almost two years of brutal squealing, divebombing etc.
It's time to swap it out for a proper OFR and my question is...where do you guys get the best deals on said product?

The sites I've checked out so far are Guitar Parts Resource and Guitar Parts Depot.

Also, those of you who have done this procedure on your MLF 79, post useful tips!

what wah owns more with high gain.

ok sounds like a stupid question but are there any good amps which are supplied by battery or something, ive played a tiny terror once and this is the amp i was currently looking at , but is it battery powered? or can it be pleasse help

http://www.irongear.co.uk/index.htm

Yeah, I hadn't heard of them either. I got recommended them by someone over on the Orange forums. At £26 a pop (about $40-something to you US folk) I thought I couldn't go wrong. That way, I could replace the pickups in both my Deans for the cost of one Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio.

And oh man am I glad I went for the cheaper option. You get what you pay for is often true, especially when it comes to electrical gear. But, damn, these pickups are right up there with the big names.

I opted for a set of 'Hot Slags' (lol, I know!) - high output, but sounded to be very well balanced pickups. http://www.irongear.co.uk/irongear_005.htm

They SMOKE my old Dimebuckers out of the water. No horrible background fizz at high gain settings, no ridiculously shrill high end, no thin-sounding tones.

I don't know if anyone here has checked them out of experienced them before, but if you're in the market for new pickups but are short on the moolah DEFINITELY give these a whirl. Given the price, you might as well, which is what I figured.

These pickups have impressed me a lot. I wasn't expecting a lot for £26 (when I was looking at DiMarzio pickups costing £60+) but these smoke the £80-odd I spent on my Dimebuckers.

Give 'em a try!

I think i have my heart set on a mesa mark 3.So if i get the combo does it fart out at high voulumes compared to a 4x12?I think it wont but just wondering.

I downloaded reaper just now and dont know how to work it.Do ineed an audio interface or can i just run my amp to the mic input.Also can i just buy one at wal mart something if so?

Rules
1. No one can put a thousand guitar players names in there post. At most list 5 players in one post.
2. There is not two rules but the rules list looked incomplete with only one rule.

Here we go.
This rig belongs to: Steve Morse
Solved by: deathgrind
Last Winner: Formerly

Rig #2
amps


Rack


Inside Rack


Pedalboard


If you would like to submit a rig to be in the game or you would like your rig in the game, just send me a pm.

check out this freddie king video. many have prolly seen it before and many may not have...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdyvPg0c6bI

should be pretty humblin to any blues player

Rules
1. No one can put a thousand guitar players names in there post. At most list 5 players in one post.
2. There is not two rules but the rules list looked incomplete with only one rule.

Here we go.
This rig belongs to: Daron Malakian
Solved by: Formerly/Bucketass
Last Winner: deathgrind

Rig #3

Little picture of everything


If you would like to submit a rig to be in the game or you would like your rig in the game, just send me a pm.

My 6 year old with her new Dean, and plugged into my Titan and VHT cab.

BV300h head for $500. I've heard good things and bad things, but at the end of the day, it's a US made tube head that sounds pretty good and is earth-shatteringly loud. I dig, so far. The eq is kinda funky, though. Nope, no pics and no clips, at least not right now. I might try later.

Now I really need to get rid of my Bugera. It sounds better, but I need the space. Any offers?

Is there a place to join the sdmf fan club.Or are you just in it if you say you are?

Will the crybaby original sound better for metal that the crybaby classic with a fasel inductor?

Rules
1. No one can put a thousand guitar players names in there post. At most list 5 players in one post.
2. There is not two rules but the rules list looked incomplete with only one rule.

Here we go.
This rig belongs to: Dan Spitz of Anthrax
Solved by: Powerglide350
Last Winner: Formerly/Bucketass

Rig 4

Ive tried everything i can think of. the upload pics page will not open for me...
i tried aol, IE, i reset my comp.
any sugestions??????????

Hey, So im playing this new double neck, and its need setup to my preferences. The action on it is very high, especially on the 12-string neck. The 12 string side has a slight bow in it. It had been sitting in the back of the store for ages before i bought it. And for £85 i was not gonna ask him to set both sides up for me

SO, i need advice here

1- The slight bow on the 12string is a truss rod issue, i have no idea about adjusting the truss rod, my LP's neck has been as straight as an arrow since the day i bought it. So can anyone advice me on this.

2- I am going to replace both bridges as the saddels on the 6-string side are blunt and one is loose as f*ck which is causeing the string to go out of tune.

3- Im gonna get some new pickups for it, muckers suggested Iron Gear pickups, which i am going to look into getting for the neck postisions. And for the bridge i want a dimebucker on the 6 string, and an xl-500 for the 12string


SO, need help guys. First things first, how do i go about adjusting the truss rod(s)


Thanks in advance,
Baz

Well, guys, I've been hanging around for a while, and I now feel that you all should know my real name. I am Scott, nice to meet you all!

/End pointless post count bump

p.s. Guitars are cool!

My whammy bar is flopping around in the threaded floyd hole. It works fine, its just annoying as hell. Do I just tighted a screw or something.

Listen to Broderick go. frippin awesome song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JHJNzUYM6M

are the flamed maple top on the 79ml's good or are they not define also if you have a cherry burst ml i would love to see pleasee

are the flamed maple top on the 79ml's good or are they not define also if you have a cherry burst ml i would love to see pleasee

City Square

let me know what you think

www.bodyofscars.com

I couldn't find reviews or opinions, I noticed that the neck pickup posiiton is closer to the bridge in comparison to other guitars:



vs



How it changes the sound ?

whould you recomend this guitar? I can pay up to 1200$

Thanks

Hey dudes I don't know how many of you know about this site.
http://www.guitarbackingtrack.com/

But they got 100's of bands listed in alphabetical order.

A lot of metal listed.

If you want tracks to play along with this is the place.

Pretty brootalz sounding amp description..., are these things as rare as he says?

Anyone here ever play one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Koch-Powertone-2-Head-with-Road-Case-mesa-bogner-engl_W0QQitemZ180397003656QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2a007fd388&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Looks tasty

I've found myself moving more towards the blues/rock
spectre of music.

Got myself a strat recently, switched to the clean channel
on the amp, boosted the signal with an old OD-1 with level
at full and overdrive at 12 o'clock and there's all those strat
tones I love, the clean ones with a hint of distortion

It's all there ... Hendrix, Gary Moore (ca '82) and Blackmore

Pickups of choice is DiMarzios, or more so their Area '61 in
the bridge for now. I plan on getting the Area '67s for the
neck and bridge in a near future.

does anyone know where the Chuck Schuldiner Tribute Stealth is produced?

1980 ML [/img]

Hi guys,
I made a hybrid amp. It was intend to be the Roccaforte preamp and 100W MOSFET (TDA7294) SS amp, but I didn't like the tone of that preamp, it was dull for my taste,and it lacks gain, so I completely redesigned it to suit my taste.

Here is the sample of my amp:
Ultra Sample.mp3 - wet
Ultra Sample1.mp3 - dry
It was recorded with cheap PC mic.

Here are the preamp pics:







I'll post pics of the whole amp as soon as I take them, and transfer them to my computer.

Hi guys,
I made a hybrid amp. It was intend to be the Roccaforte preamp and 100W MOSFET (TDA7294) SS amp, but I didn't like the tone of that preamp, it was dull for my taste,and it lacks gain, so I completely redesigned it to suit my taste.

Here is the sample of my amp:
Ultra Sample.mp3 - wet
Ultra Sample1.mp3 - dry
It was recorded with cheap PC mic.

Here are the preamp pics:







I'll post pics of the whole amp as soon as I take them, and transfer them to my computer.

i found a "frankenstein" no name guitar at my local shop that has one and i was thinking of picking it up for the bridge alone. its only 60.00

anyone have an opinion on these? and yes its made in the USA

This one's for me. Someone rear ended me a few weeks back and I got a few $$$ for "pain and suffering". Ha. Picked up a sweet 93 MIM Fender Strat in Candy Apple Red. After at least 75 Strats over the years, this is my first Candy Apple Red one. I also scored a loaded EMG DG20 pickguard for $135 shipped (they run $300 in the stores). Always wanted those too so it appears the stars are aligned in my favor at the moment. The strat is just liek this one, haven't got her cleaned up for pics yet, Also pictured is the loaded EMG set. it's been a good day.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125409

Yup. It's over. Marshall may as well close it down.

Line 6 has released teh Spider 4 amplifier.

http://www.line6.com/

It has insane rockstar tones. There is no way I'll be able to get insane rockstar tones out of my JCM 900. I should probably sell it.

I made a post before about ordering this pup, well - it came today and I immediately installed it. I am really digging on it. I have heard nothing but good things about these and have always thought about ordering one up - especially considering how cheap they are. These are definitely worth checking out! I have played several kinds of metal on this thing - Death, Thrash, Doom/Stoner and they all sound killer! This pup reminds me of the DiMarzio X2N, which is great cos I love that pup as well. This is one hot lil shredder, it rates in at a ballsy 16.2K. Not only does it sound kickass, it looks kickass too! Very satisfied w/ my purchase at this point. I may check out the Power Rails next

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Hey folks, Dev here with the update for the second instalment of the DTP (Devin Townsend Project) We are just readying the release of album 2, Addicted so here's a few brief words: With Ki, I kind of strode out in uncharted territories for myself musically, and loved the experience. But during the course of writing this 4 record project, it was inevitable that I would end up writing a selection of tunes that were very much in line with my back catalogue. This group of songs is the second record in the series, and it is called ADDICTED. Musically, Addicted is along the lines of the big, wall of sound hard rock / heavy metal of Ocean Machine and Accelerated Evolution (even Physicist at points). It is a very direct and 'to the point' album with an emphasis on groove and the chorus. In the past, lots of my records end up taking a kind of Pink Floyd-ish route (between song meandering etc.) ... Addicted is really simple: 11 rocking songs and no #$%&#@. I wanted to make a record that was heavy, without being dark or depressing. When I got into metal it was for the energy behind it, but somewhere along the way that energy started getting really negative. In music right now, there's a ton of heavy bands that are really depressing to listen to loudly. I wanted to make a record without any real deep metaphor on the surface. Something that sounds good, has a good beat, and a positive feeling. It is still heavy as-all-get-out, but I think there's a differentiation to be made between being 'peaceful', and being peaceful but wanting to celebrate loud, crushing music. The vocal duties on this record are handled by myself and Anneke van Giersbergen. (I wanted to have male and female vocals kind of 'tell the story' so to speak). It's an honour to work with her and she has a lovely, lovely energy. The other musicians on this record are Ryan Van Poederooyen on drums, Brian Waddell on bass, and Mark Cimino on guitars. I love this record, it affects me in a way that I wasn't prepared for. It's a fully rocking album of optimism. If you just want to 'play it loud' without any crazy metaphor, this album might be for you! On other notes: I have been rehearsing with a new band, and we will start touring in early 2010, representing all the back catalogue of solo material, from Ki, Addicted, Physicist, Ziltoid, Terria, Ocean Machine, dtb, Infinity etc... I have some big plans for this and rehearsals are sounding amazing. The touring entity will be called 'Devin Townsend' and is essentially a way for me to get out there and interact again and showcase 15 years of music that never really got it's fair shake. We look forward to seeing you out there! I will start the work on the fourth record Deconstruction in Los Angeles in October, some great plans for that... (and btw, THAT is a heavy record with a lot of metaphor...) news on that as it comes! So I hope you will enjoy Addicted, in the theme of the dtp, the reason Addicted exists is maybe a little deeper than what the record sounds like up front. But up front, it kind of states: 'Life is tough, the world can be an ugly place...so lets forget about the dramas and ROCK - here's some heavy guitars, big choruses and killer beats' Song Titles: ADDICTED UNIVERSE IN A BALL BEND IT LIKE BENDER! BEAUTIFUL CRUSH HYPERDRIVE WILD HEARTS IH-AH! THE WAY HOME NUMBERED SOULS AWAKE! OM Devin.

Don't post if you're just going to mindlessly bash Bugera please.


Has anyone tryed to pull out the two inner or outer power tubes to run it 60watt?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDIBICgN6So

what's the deal?!?! when you click the last page of the thread, you get the following msg: "No posts exist for this topic"

is it broken?!?!

I've been considering getting a 2nd cab with different speakers to compliment my V30s. I feel like I need a bit more bottom end, but I dont have any experience with mixing and matching up different speakers/cabs.
How well would a cab, with for example GT12-75s go with a cab with V30s?
What configurations do you guys like?

not that he was officially with dean, but jerry cantrell is going over to G&L

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZEFpYWVxig

Hello

I would like to find a website who's selling custom truss rod covers with your name

i found some items on ebay but nothing for dean guitars...

any ideas ?

thanks a lot

been trying different strings a lot lately - my go to brand has been DR for yrs. I have been bouncing around a lot - looking for a new string that may be "better" for me. picked a set of these up last night - apparently this is what comes stock on LTD/ESP products. I grabbed the Heavy Bottom set which is 10-52. so far, I am happy with them - hard to tell at this point as I haven't even had em for a full 24hrs yet. But, so far - so good. Give em a try if you are searching for/trying out new strings. I think the set was between $5 and $6. Hopefully these work out for me

I really like it....even though it's not a Dean. It has a great feel, and sound. Solteros are my favorites though.

I just finished cleaning out my basement, getting ready for winter and figured I'd use the beautiful weather for some quick outdoor pron. My camera sucks but you get the idea




Incomplete projects

Basement jam room- stuck the z in there, not assembled yet

Garage jam room- they always said I'd end up in a padded room

I really need another Titan logo for my Randall Cab.....

I have looked and played a lot of these new pickups, and they are great pickups. the tone is solid and they all kick but

BUT,as far as I know they don't have actives,yet. does anyone think they will get into the Active pickup industry? Should they?
I think it would be cool to see. They would probably be a good comparison to emg's and blackouts. But you know, just something to think about.

http://starrtrash.blogspot.com/2008/12/lady-ga-ga-admits-true-grox.html

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for a dean razor with a dimebucker.Cause the only 2 vol. 1 tone diagrams i can find are different.In this diagram.http:[img]//www.guitartechcraig.com/techwire/tech09.jpg[/img]

it has a wire connected to the middle section on a tone pot.My razer has 2 on the far right one.

i saw a BRIGHT yellow MLX at guitar center so i picked it up and played it and it sounded nohting like an MLX. i asked one of the sales clerks about it and he said he thought it was just a regular MLX but it sounded a lot better than the ones i have played. also it was $300 instead of whatever MLX's usually are($200? i dunno) anyway, the tag said MLX FY(i think) what is the FY for? it sounded pretty badace and was interested in buying it, can anyone help me out at identifying what the beast actually was?

Okay my school just passed this rule we are in magnolia texas

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The Magnolia ISD School Board approved changes made to the Student Handbook at the July 13 board meeting. Two of the policy changes specifically deal with the dress code as it pertains to male students. Hair in the front must not be below the eyebrows (in the eyes), nor is it to be any lower than the bottom of the ear lobes on either side. The acceptable length of hair in the back will remain the same: no longer than the bottom of the collar. Students and parents will be informed of these policy updates prior to the start of school.

What should I do I have long dreads man I need help last year they let us have hair not above the collor, and now this WTF I need help is this illegal to some extent or what I have some rights for being in america right? What the frackin %$#@!!!!!

Anybody got the tabs for "A Tout Le' Monde" from United Abomination?

so, some of you may have seen this guitar already. it needs a lot of work, and i've begun doing some small things to it.

here it is as i got it:

Guess I'll have to settle for some marshall crap or something like that

my mom might buy me a new guitar if her appointment goes well tomorrow.
i showed her this strat i want for $500
i like strats but for around the same price what are my choices?

I'll be back.

Elliott talks about the history ... and future of Dean Guitars:

http://www.deanguitars.com/deantv_DeanOwnerInterview.php

Good Stuff!

Steve

My FM333 Slimebolt came yesterday. some of yall may have already seen this on facebook. set it up with some 10s, tuned it to D and it plays like butter. ill prolly change out the dimebucker for a Tom Anderson H3 in the near future. cant think of much else to say so ill #$%@ up and get to the pix

I know this is a Dean forum, but i feel like i dont see enough strat action here. So i figured why not get everyone to post their strats here (prolly been done a million times before, i know. sorry). Give specs if you can. here are 2 out of 3 of my current strats...prepare yourself cuz im gonna go a lil crazy with the pix..

first my 68 lefty strat

* Color: Vintage White
* Body Type: Solidbody electric
* Finish: Poly
* Neck Wood: Maple
* Neck Shape: "C" shape with 7.25-inch radius
* Body WoodSelect alder
* Machine Heads: Fender "F" vintage style tuning machines
* Fingerboard: Maple
* No. of Frets: 21
* Position Markers: Black dot inlays
* Pickups: Three vintage style single coil Strat pickups
* Controls: Master volume and two tone control (neck and middle pickups)
* Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage style synchronized tremolo
* Pickup Switching: Five-position blade switch
* Hardware: Chrome
* Scale Length: 25.5 inches
















Second my 62 strat

* Color: 3 Tone Sunburst
* Body Type: Solidbody electric
* Finish: Polyester
* Neck Wood: Maple
* Neck Shape: "C" shape with 7.25-inch radius
* Body WoodSelect alder
* Machine Heads: Fender / Ping vintage style tuning machines
* Fingerboard: Rosewood
* No. of Frets: 21
* Position Markers: Pearloid dot inlays
* Pickups: Texas Specials
* Controls: Master volume and two tone control (neck and middle pickups)
* Bridge/Tailpiece: Vintage style synchronized tremolo
* Pickup Switching: Five-position blade switch
* Hardware: Gold
* Scale Length: 25.5 inches

OK Heres the deal. I want a USA really really bad. Problem is, im not old enough to work so this past summer i've been trying to do odd jobs and such to get money. also been trying to sell gear and that isn't workin great either. so i found this on the bay.
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Idk if its worth it. I have a custom shop Dean planned priced and specd out. but it will take me atleast two years to try and save, work and sell to get the kind of money i need. so any input?

Lets say I have a 6505 with chinese 6L6 powertubes in it. And I want to replace them by two Ruby 6L6GCMST. (setting it for half the wattage it has now with the 4 chinese ones)

Would I need to get the amp rebiased?

i got a randall rh200sc and it sounds bassy i am running a 10 band eq cant seem to get rid of the bassy sound i asking for help on the amp or eq settings i got it scooped iam on a limited budget and cant afford a new amp thats obvious solution but at this time i cant do that
so if you can please help me

thank you.....John

Has anybody used these before.They are pretty cheap and was thinking bout getting some to complete a pedalboard.Opinions?

where can i find soundclips of this amp?

Ok while we let the pron load lets learn the story.

So I have this SG Standard that I love, I call her Cadee, you have probably seen pictures of her. Anyway I was dying for another. But even with the Gibson SG price drops I still couldn't afford another. I couldn't even afford a used one. So like all broke people do I started to hit up Craigslist.

Now fast forward 7 months. Still no new guitar but I did see this Listing and the header said, "Gibson Guitar and Marshall amp ($100)" So I clicked on it expecting to see one of those Baldwin by Gibson guitars you can get from Target with a Marshall 10 watt MG. Well once I clicked on it all it said was, "I have a Gibson guitar and a marshall amp that I would like $100 for" So just for shits and giggles I emailed the poster to ask what kind of guitar he had. He said he wasn't sure but he sent me this pic.



So I told him I was very interested but he was on vacation and wouldn't be back for a couple of days. So when he told me he was back I went up to his house outside Raleigh to check the guitar out. I was really nervous when I got there because he lived on a dirt road that went through a swamp so I was scared this was going to be a shady deal. But once I got through the swamp I saw a HUGE house, and that was him. He came out to meet me and was very cool. The guitar seemed to be in good condition but I couldn't really tell because it was so dang dirty. But I figured I'd get it anyway it was only $100 bucks. The guy was very nice couldn't of ask for a better person to do a deal with.

I didn't get home that night till about 10, so I took some quick pictures of how it looked when I got it. Those pics can be found here...








Once those pics where taken I busted out the big box of guitar maintenance supplies and started to clean this thing. About 5 hours later I was finished with the guitar. This was early Monday Morning when I finished it. I finally took some after pron today (Wednesday) and those pics are here...











So long story short is that I'm happy with this guitar. The previous owner told me he bought it when he was in college and only played in occasionally but it mainly sat in the gigbag in his closet. As an added bonus when I was digging through the gigbag pouch to pull out a strap I felt a little piece of paper, it was the original receipt. So I know the guy originally paid $586.97 for this guitar in 96. So I got a like new guitar that just needed a good cleaning a set up. You can't tell from the pics how dry the fretboard was when I got it. It looked awful but some Dunlop Fretboard Conditioner got soaked right up by that board and now his a nice dark color.

If your interested on what kind of guitar this is I did some research and found out that is is called a Gibson All-American SG-1. You may notice the I on the TRC but that is roman numeral for 1 that was my biggest hurtle with this guitar was I kept search for a SG-I. Gibson made the SG-1 in the mid 70's then in 96 the came out with the All-American SG-1. The following year the tinkered with the design a little and renamed it the SG-X. So this guitar was only in production for one year, from my understanding. Also the color is called "Red Burst"

Take a minute Seattle and Northwest brothers and sisters. Not mine but it would be cool if it helped get this one back home.







http://www.hamerfanclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37072

How are these amps.I have found one locally for 85 dollars.It is transtube and 40 watts.Any opinions.Also is the power or pre amp tube?DOes it have enouch gain?

Just listened to the new album, "Necropolis". Been looking forward to this one for a while. Absolutely love this band! Never had the pleasure of seeing them live, hopefully that will change in the near future....

Any fans???!!

someone has uploaded the guitar duels from the song this day we fight ,thats gonna be on megadeths endgame.
its f'n insane.
check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfwPn-9mY6I


also the song 'endgame' has been leaked as well.

pretty good song,took me a few min to really get into it but overall a pretty solid song that starts weak and ends strong

Hey has anyone tried this guitar out and what did you think?

I have one sitting on layaway right now and I am going in tomorrow with my current axe to compare the two. If I do get this schecter I am going to sell my current guitar which has EMG 81/85s in it so I am not sure how well I will take the change in pickups. Will the JB have enough gain for me? Maybe I should try out a SD Distortion, DiMarzio Super Distortion, or X2N. To be honest I am leaning towards the X2N just because of the name... I know stupid eh. I play Death Metal so I am currently really liking the EMGs but I figure I will switch to passive for now until I get my New Agile Interceptor (with EMG 707s) then I can compare the two and decide if I want to switch to all actives or all passives. One thing I love about the EMGs is the ease of getting pinch harmonics to sounds good and clear.

Some Schecter Classic Antique pron:

Here's my Metal Collection.



I didn't say what kind of Metal.

WOW !!! what an awesome show.

cheap trick opened with "way of the world" a really early tune and it was really cool. rick nielsen only played about 5 guitars, but they only did a 45 minute set, but they played "dream police", which was cool. they had a keyboard player off to the side which really added a lot to the music.

poison...they were there..whatever.

def leppard.....geezzz, these guys have got it down! talk about the consumate professionals. the took the stage with an air of confidence and rifled their way through the songs like nobody's business. they did a couple of tunes from their latest album and they were great, too. i have seen them three times now i the last 5 years and i have to say, this show was the best. i wish i had been so fortunate to play in a band that made it as big as they did. standing on that stage, playing guitar and having 16,500 fans cheering for you has the be the best feeling in the world.

WOW !!! what an awesome show.

cheap trick opened with "way of the world" a really early tune and it was really cool. rick nielsen only played about 5 guitars, but they only did a 45 minute set, but they played "dream police", which was cool. they had a keyboard player off to the side which really added a lot to the music.

poison...they were there..whatever.

def leppard.....geezzz, these guys have got it down! talk about the consumate professionals. they took the stage with an air of confidence and rifled their way through the songs like nobody's business. they did a couple of tunes from their latest album and they were great, too. i have seen them three times now i the last 5 years and i have to say, this show was the best. i wish i had been so fortunate to play in a band that made it as big as they did. standing on that stage, playing guitar and having 16,500 fans cheering for you has to be the best feeling in the world.

Song sounds pretty cool imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZFJA7Kfdcw

= Guitar related. Amirite?

Anyway, take a look at this. Parry is a genious, when it comes to tunes like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71ibebiQ0yY&feature=sub

Out of all the ones in this link, which do you like the best?

I havent listened to all of them but so far the Soldano SLO takes the cake.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=965182&content=music&songcount=37&offset=0&currentPage=1

If so does it have an external speaker Jack in the back? That is my only complaint out of my Vypyr 75 is that there is no external speaker Jack. Also would it be possible to add an external hook up of some kind to my existing 75 Vypyr?
Thanks, Nightrain